Blue held her lunch tray, filled with food ready to be consumed, close and walked to the lunch table her friends had claimed as their own. Avery M. Woodson Middle School's cafeteria was a decent size with a long cafeteria line at stretched from the stairs that led to the second story to the entrance to the cafeteria itself. Blu hated waiting in that line and was glad she was out. She hurried to her friends who waited for her. She saw them sitting together; Hannah, a girl with dark brown hair with green eyes that sparkled whenever she spoke about the things she loved, was deep in conversation with Carly, a blond girl with big intelligent brown eyes that seemed to question everything that didn't seem logical or scientific. Blue took her seat next to Hannah who was ranting about how the last basketball game went. "I cannot believe Sarah Shaw actually forgot which goal to run to! I just want to know how she even got on A-team, I mean that's a mistake that only little kids make and it cost us the game!" Hannah went on. Blue chuckled as she opened her milk.

"What are you laughing about?" Her sportsy friend turned a scowling gaze to her. Blue simply smiled.

"It's only one game," She explained. "Sarah can learn from her mistakes and find a way to get better. I thought the coaches always told y'all not to focus on the last game, but on the next game? Shouldn't you keep your eyes on the present instead of the past?"

"Oh yes, oh wise, all-knowing Blue," Carly joked.

"Of course, keep spouting your wisdom." Hannah grunted and sighed aggressively. "But you get how I feel don't you?"

"I understand that you're angry, but you shouldn't release your anger by badmouthing Sarah. She obviously didn't realize what she was doing when she made the mistake and it was just that, a mistake. Forgive her and forget about it. I think it would be best for your whole team." Blue took a bite of her cheeseburger. "And as for wise and all-knowing, I am not all-knowing and whatever wisdom I speak is from God."

"Every time, every time," Carly laughed. Hannah took and deep breath and let it all out.

"Alright, it's forgiven and forgotten, Miss Jesus Freak." Hannah joked.

"That's good, now you won't waste your time being angry," Blue chuckled.

"Is that new?" Carly asked, pointing at the buttons on the beanie that rested on Blue's head, covering most of her fiery red hair.

"You mean the pink one?" Blue asked.

"Yeah, what exactly is that?" Carly pondered.

"It's from Maplestory, you know, that game that I play? It's one of the character's symbols and yeah, it's new." Blue answered. There were five buttons in total on her black beanie. Two of them had band logos; one with Skillet's logo, the other with RED's. One had a heart and in the center of the heart was written "John 3:16." The last two were from games Blue played; one from Pirate101, decorated with the Swashbuckler class symbol, and the other from Maplestory, with Damien's symbol on it.

"Ok, then," Carly said.

"You're such a nerd, Blue." Hannah told her. Blue shrugged.

"I am who God made me." She told them and finished off her cheeseburger. "I'm going to the library to read for a little." She said and stood, grabbing her lunch tray. "I'll see you later!" She emptied her tray, setting it aside for the lunch ladies and headed towards the library.

Hey there! This is a story I've had in mind for a little while that I feel like everyone can connect with. Peer pressure is something we all face, and we all have to choose to either overcome it, or be subdued by it. This follows Blue, a total Jesus freak, and her choices when faced with peer pressure. The characters in this story are from my other story "Walk By Faith," but there are many things that have been changed about them, or added to them. I really hope you enjoy and are blessed from the message of this story. God bless and thanks for reading!