DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a high school senior who usually sits with my friend Oliver in English class.

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I’ve known him for about a year and we get along very well and hang out outside of school. We only have one class together.

We don’t actually talk much in this class. I’ve noticed he has difficulty focusing so he can’t be distracted from his schoolwork and our usual shared activities aren’t really something to be doing in class.

I noticed today that the table behind where Oliver and I sit has about five people and they were having a pretty amazing conversation for most of class. I could hear them making some very witty remarks about the current assignment and they talked a lot about TV shows I enjoy.

I’d like to ask the teacher if I can move to the fun table. I do not

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