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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 29 “And why is this different than what happened at summer camp? There you didn’t say the same when we were the foreigners, the outsiders.“ Silvia says in loud voice. Silvia has been listening all the time, playing with a football. “You’re confusing me again.” says José, as he moves away from Bochdan. “I know what I’m saying is right, and forget Pedro. He’s not coming back. Our problem is the Ecuadorians.” Episode 3: How to form teams A few days later, José, Silvia and Mohamed are kicking a ball against a wall. Bochdan and I are sitting on a bench next to them. “Hello!” says another boy who is not from our class. “Hi Raul!” says José. “We are thinking about whether or not we can set up a football team this year. Mohamed says we can’t train on the courts at the sports center, but Bochdan and I don’t agree. We have to do something so they will let us play there for a while.” “And we have another problem besides the courts. We don’t have enough players.” says Raul. Raul is in the same year as us but at a different school in our area. He knows José because their parents are friends. He seems re- laxed and nice. I’m glad he is part of the group. “Well, maybe Christian could play on our team.” says Bochdan while looking at me. I suddenly get very nervous because I haven’t said anything yet. “No! Are you joking?” says José. “He’s one of them.” “Me?” I ask. I’m surprised that someone who has never seen me thinks he knows what I’m like. “No, he is not one of them. He’s just new at school and in this neighborhood. Can’t you see that?” says Bochdan. “I know, but that doesn’t matter. In the beginning all of them are new but, once they meet the rest, they get together and don’t let us play on the courts.” says Mohamed.