Stood up for someone

My first day in 8th grade I sat next to this quite girl. she wouldn't say a word. As more people where entering the class, they started making fun of the way she looked. Well I was also new so I was lilttle quite myself. But then they started to go over board with it so I when up in there face and told them to piss off then got in a fight. But it was wirth it because me and that girl became friends.