Let me get your brownie,"Jawanna barked at Maria as she towered over her in the lunchroom.Maria did not want to give Jawanna her brownie.She wanted to eat it for herself,but Jawanna was the biggest girl in the grade and also the meanest,and Maria was one of the smallest.Sliding to ward Jawanna,Maria replied,"sure,Jawanna.I wasn't going to eat it anyway.after Jawanna left,Maria's friend Jessica turned toward her,"Why didn't you tell her to go somewhere?"Maria sighed,felt sick to her stomach,and replied,"yeah right,and get pounded?no thanks."Jessica put her arm around her friend's shoulder,"look Maria,if you don't stick up for yourself,Jawanna is going to be eating off of you for a long time."Maria considered Jessica's advice for a moment and then responded,"well,brownies are fattening anyway.Maybe if I give her enough dessert,she'll clog her arteries and have a heart attack."the girls chuckled at this but Maria still felt sick to her stomach.