"Lucy we think your old enough now so we thought we would give you a phone."

"Yayyyyyyyyy! I can't wait to tell my friends! This is going to be amazing!!!!!!!!"

Yeah, yeah. I understand. I'm going to go tell all of my friends now! Thank you!

Remember, this is a big responsibility. You have to be safe and smart about how you are using your phone.

Guess what I got!

Lucy spent the entire night adding all of her friends on her social media. She made a few posts showing off her new phone and social media. 

All of Lucy's friends excitedly add her back and comment on her posts. 

She was getting friend requests after friend requests. 

A new, unfamiliar friend added her. 

Lucy happily accepts, because the more friends the merrier!

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This new friend added her on all of her social media. Because Lucy put her Snapchat and TikTok usernames in her Instagram bio, anyone could add her. 

She didn't mind and they started to talk. They talked about the things they liked and realized they had a lot in common! 

Lucy almost stayed up all night texting their new friend, but her parents told her she had to go to bed so she could get a good night's rest for school the next day. 

Lucy was sad but said goodnight to her new friend. 

I love it! I made a new friend too!

It's so cool you got a new phone! I can't wait to send you Tiktoks!

Do you know them? You really should be careful if your don't. My parents always warned me not to talk to people I don't know, especially online. 

Well, I've never met them before, but we have so much in common! We spent all night talking, and her name was Jenna. She lives a few towns over!

Lucy's friends expressed that they were really worried about her talking to her new friend.  They warned her not to give out any personal information until she met her. 

Lucy thanked her friends for the concern, but told them" I've got it all under control, don't worry."

Her friends seemed to still be worried after that, and Lucy couldn't quite understand why they couldn't just be happy for her. What do they even know, they've never talked to Jenna before. 

After school, Lucy decided to text Jenna even though her friends warned her to be careful about texting strangers. When she opened her phone she realized she had a bunch of texts from Jenna.