Why Me?!

"It was the first week of school and I already had a crush on a guy. He was so cute, funny, and popular. He was the perfect guy. So I figured that I'd ask him out. The worst he could do is say no. Well, that day I had volleyball practice, and being brave I asked him to come hang out with me and a bunch of friends after it. Then, he suggested that he'd just come and watch because a bunch of his friends are there after school anyway. I couldn't really say no, so I just said, 'Cool.' But really I had only been to one practice, and I was really bad. I told my friend what had happened, and since she had been in volleyball for two years, she offered to give me some pointers or a short lesson at lunch. So, I came at lunch and at the end of the practice I felt kind of confident. Well, when the time came for practice, I ran out and all of the sudden the gym was quiet and I started to do a huge fart. I couldn't stop. It was like 30 seconds long! Of course, everyone heard. I turned bright red, ready to cry. After practice I, just ran out avoiding my crush. Now, the whole school calls me fartgirl."
Megan G., Pitt Meadows, BC