Jeff Fishkin: Friend or Foe??

Jeff Fishkin
New kid
Always says "Hello" back to anyone who says it first
Wants to fit in with other classmates
Pretends to give Bradley a blackeye
Has 2 gold stars

Jeff has settled into his friendship with Bradley, and even tries to get him to do his homework. When Jeff recieves 2 gold stars, Bradley feels proud, as if they were his. But Bradley, being the bully that he is, deciedes to beat up a group of girls (Colleen,Melinda,and Lori) for fun and takes Jeff along, since they have been bothering him and since they are best friends.However, instead of Bradley beating up the girls, one of them, Melinda, gives Bradley a blackeye and beats him up!

Bradley is so embarrased that he cries and runs home. When his mother asks who gave him the blackeye, he tells her it was a kid named Jeff Fishkin. The next day at school, everyone sees Bradleys blackeye and Jeff being called to the principals office. Jeff tells Bradley at lunch that all the girls swore they would not tell what happened, and doesn't understand why the principal thinks he did it. But as Jeff walks to the bathroom, a group of boys stop and congradulate him on giving Bradley, "the bad guy" a blackeye. They ask him to play basketball, and Jeff plays with them the entire recess, forgeting to return to Bradley and forgeting to set the story straight. Jeff understands that he can't still be friends with Bradley and shrugs because he finally feels like he has fit in.

Unfortunately, things return to "normal", with Bradley still having no friends and everyone hating him more than ever.