"Hey Lily, do you want to go to a dance with me?" Jim asked casually. However, his 1 was artificial. He actually practiced
the invitation for weeks. "No!" was Lily's 2.
_reply. This hurt Jim's feelings greatly, but he tried to appear 3.
and not show her his emotions. His 4.
_reply, "OK, thanks" hardly fooled anyone. All of his friends noticed he became
5
_after being rejected by Lily. They knew about his 6.
desire to be with this girl. He had their future all
planned out! The thought of not being with Lily and not having any 7.
with her in the future caused him to isolate himself
from everyone. Eventually, the formally 8.
and lively Jim became a 9
Not even his best friends
10.
efforts at cheering him up were able to draw him out of his shell of isolation