A Futile Request

　　Alexa waited at the school entryway, anxiously scanning the line of

　　cars jostling for position at the curb. It was five after 3:00 on

　　Friday and the school week was mercifully over. Today Alexa’s father was

　　scheduled to pick her up along with Doug and Caroline, the two other

　　kids in her carpool. Alexa was fervently hoping that her dad wouldn’t be

　　late. It was so awkward to wait when Doug and Caroline were impatient

　　to leave.

　　“Is your mom coming?” Doug asked pointedly.

　　Alexa shifted uncomfortably and adjusted the wayward straps of

　　her backpack. Doug was the star of both the junior varsity soccer team

　　and the lacrosse team. In the social hierarchy1

　　of Ithaca High School,

　　Doug reigned with a status and popularity unmatched by his classmates.

　　Alexa was far too shy to pursue a friendship with a boy like Doug, but

　　the proximity of their houses made it natural for them to carpool together.

　　Caroline was the third member of their group, and her picture-perfect

　　1

　　1Hierarchy: the classification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social, or profes-sional standing; pecking order, chain of command

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