Read this excerpt from "The All-American Slurp."

Next day Meg and I got on the school bus together. I wasn’t sure how she would feel about me after the spectacle our family made at the party. But she was just the same as usual, and the only reference she made to the party was, "Hope you and your folks got enough to eat last night.

What story element does the author develop in this excerpt?

setting details about the school
plot details about the dinner party
conflict between characters
character traits of Meg