Danny's Courage

Danny came to my school in seventh grade．He was handsome and smart．I fell for him at once and so were many girls．That，（36）___，soon changed．

Danny had been in our school for about a week when his parents picked him up in a/an（37）

___ car that made loud noise．Obviously that Danny was poor and he was no longer （38）___ material．

I had a poor family too； I just （39）___ it from everyone．I was so ashamed of my situation that I never had kids come over to my house．I felt like my friends would judge me if they knew the truth．It was a lot of work keeping my （40）___，but I figured it was easier than it would be to have no friends．

One day，our teacher，Mr．Sims，announced that the seventh-grade field trip would be to an amusement park．The classroom was filled with （41）___ as the girls discussed what to wear and what to bring with them．I felt（42）___．But not Danny．He simply told everyone that he wouldn't be going．When asked why，Danny stood up and stated，"I can't（43）___ it．My dad hurt his back and has been out of （44）___．I'm not asking my parents for money．"

Sitting back in his seat，Danny held his head up （45）___，even though whispering had begun．"Dan，I'm very proud of you for（46）___ the situation that your parents are in．Not every student can do that．"replied Mr．Sims．Glaring at us，he spoke again，only louder．

"We're going to do things differently．The trip is not until the end of the month，so we have plenty of time （47）___ fund-raising．Each student will be responsible for bringing in an idea for fund-raising．Bring them in tomorrow．If a student doesn't want to（48）___，he or she will be spending the field trip day here at the school．Any questions？"

While walking home，I（49）___ some boys talking with Danny．I worried that they were giving him a（50）___ time，but as I got closer，I realized they were just （51）___ about the best ideas for a fund-raiser．

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