You don't make a friend," Jacob said with a scowl. "It's not like they come with directions like you'd find on a box of macaroni and cheese.
I know what it's like when the things you believe make you feel like you're on the outside looking in.
You don't need water to feel like you're drowning, do you?
There was a difference between people looking at you because they wanted to be like you, and people looking at you because your misfortune brought them one rung higher.