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thebeginning-IrememberthefirsttimeImetRoy.Hewasstandinginthecentreofagroupofboys,andhewastellingajoke.Whenhereachedthefinalline,everyoneburstoutlaughing.Roylaughedtoo,aloudhappylaugh.Popularboy,Ithoughttomyself.MynameisDaniel.IwasfromthenorthofEngland,butmyfatherhadbeenofferedabetterjobinLondon,andourwholefamilyhadmovedthere.Iwas12and,havinglostallmyoldfriends,Ifeltshyandlonelyatmynewschool.3.Therewere33studentsinmynewclass,andmostpeopleweren’tveryinterestedinashynewboy.Roywasoneofthefewpeoplewhowerekindtome.Heofteninvitedmetojoinhisparticulargroup,andasaresult,Istartedgettingtoknowpeople.RoyandIbecomegoodfriends.Wetrustedeachotherandwecouldtalkaboutpersonalmatters,thingsthatwereimportanttous.6.Fiveyearslater,RoyandIarestillinthesameclass.Butjustunderayearago.Roy’sfatherwasknockedoverbyacar.Hediedafewdayslater.Thefamilyhadtomovetoamuchsmallerhouseinordertomanagefinancially.Roy,whohadalwaysbeenveryclosetohisfather,changedcompletely,becomingsilentandmoody.Hehadalwaysbeenaclever,hard-workingstudentbutnowheseemedtoloseallinterestinhiswork.Hestartedlosingfriends.Thesedays,RoyandIseeeachotherfromtimetotime,butwenolongerclose.2.Aboutthreemonthsago,agroupofuswereplayingfootballtogetherafterschool.Havingleftsomethinginthecloakroom,Iwentinsidetogetit,andfoundRoygoingthroughthepocketsofpeople’scoats.Inhishandhehadawallet---andIknewitwasn’this！MymouthfellopenandIjustlookedathim.Roywentbrightred.“I’llputitbackrightnow,”hesaid,andhedidso.Iturnedroundandwalkedoutwithoutsayingaword.5.IreallyhopedthatRoywouldexplainwhyhehadbeenstealing,butinsteadhestartedavoidingme.Atthesametime,smallamountsofmoneystarteddisappearingfromstudents’lockers.IwonderifthethiefwasRoybutdecidednottosayanythingtoanyone.Ihopeitwasn’thim.1.Lastweekourschoolhadabigfairinordertoraisemoneyforacharity.Itwasverysuccessfulandbytheendoftheday,wehadmadeabout$500.Ourclassteacher,Mr.White,cameandchattedtoagroupofusthatincludedRoy,andheldupaboxforustosee.“There’s$500inhere,”hesaidwithasmile.Buttooursurprise,thenextmorning,weweretoldthatthemoneyhadbeenstolen.Mr.Whitehadlefttheboxinaclassroomforafewminutes,andwhenhecamebackithaddisappeared.Theheadteacheraskedanyonewhothoughttheymightknowsomethingaboutthethefttocometohim.4.Thisweekend,havingthoughtaboutthesituationforawhile,IdecidedtoaskRoyaboutthetheft,andthismorningIwenttoseehim.Roywasout,andIwentupstairstohisbedroomtowaitforhim.Itwasacolddayandhisjacketwaslyingonthebackofachair.Iputitonandputmyhandsinthepockets.IcouldfeelalotofpapernotesandIpulledthemout.theend-Itlookedasiftherewasabout$500there.IwassosurprisedthatIjuststoodthere,holdingthenotesinmyhands.Atthatmoment,thedoorswungopen,andRoywalkedin.