Maya and the New Girl at School

Maya loved lunchtime at school. She always sat at the same table with her best friends, Lily and Zoe. They shared sandwiches, told jokes, and laughed until their tummies hurt.

One Monday morning, Maya noticed something different. A new girl stood near the classroom door, holding her lunchbox tightly. Her name was Sofia, and she had just moved to the town from far away. At lunchtime, Sofia sat alone at the corner table, quietly eating her sandwich.