he says, clearly shocked.
“You wantmeto model?”
His mouth scrunches into an angered grimace as his face turns red with cartoon embarrassment.
“Thank you, Charlie Brown.
He charges determinedly forward, reaches the ball and…kicks nothing but air.
He even does a little happy dance to show his jubilation.
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Of course, it doesn’t last long.
Lucy quickly kills his joy, along with his feelings of belonging and acceptance from his peers.
“If you got an invitation, it was a mistake,” she warns.
“There were two lists, Charlie Brown: one to invite, and onenotto invite.”
Talk about taking bullying and exclusion to the next level.
Unfortunately, things only get worse.
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Instead, they gleefully exclaim all the good treats they scored like candy, gum, and popcorn balls.
Some friends you have there, Charlie.
He’s pretty pleased with himself.
But the wrath of Peppermint Patty is soon upon him.
“What’s this?
A piece of toast?
What blockhead cooked all this?”
she says with a disgusted grimace.
“Is this what you call a Thanksgiving Day dinner?
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Did we come across town for this?”
As he confides in Linus, “I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus.
Christmas is coming, but I’m not happy.
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I don’t feel the way I’m supposed to feel.”
“I know nobody likes me,” he says.
“Why do we have to have a holiday season to emphasize it?”
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It’s basically a twig with a handful of pine needles barely hanging onto it.
Still, Charlie is proud of it and can’t wait to show Lucy.
When he does, he doesn’t get the warm reception he was hoping for.
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