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I never quite felt like part of my friend group. It really is ironic, because we are all really great friends. We’ve all\u00a0shared personal experiences, had deep conversations, slept over, made\u00a0ridiculous nicknames for each other, revealed our sexuality and current crushes, and we’ve kept all of our secrets in a tight bundle.\u00a0Yet my mind is, of course, an inexplicable place that is full of anxiety, which leads myself to doubt the friendship we’ve built over the past 2 years. This made\u00a0me want a “new start,” where I could be a “better” and a more “likeable” friend and person in general. I thought this “new start” would take place perfectly in High School. But now I know how far I’ve come\u2015that I am really<\/em>\u00a0going to high school\u2015I’m feeling so many things.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last Friday was graduation. I\u2019m done with middle school, now. I even received an achievement award. I was really, <\/span>really<\/span><\/i> confused. I thought I heard my name wrong. After summer ends, I\u2019m going to be a freshman. A freshman. A high-schooler. It\u2019s really happening. I\u2019m might\u00a0not be able\u00a0see all of my friends\u00a0everyday. We’re\u00a0going to the same school. But I\u2019m not going to have any classes with Amy, and I\u2019m scared that it\u2019ll be the same with my Hubby, Mayo,\u00a0Ellen, and Pantyhoe (nicknames). <\/span><\/p>\n

My friends have been there for me all the time, ever since I came here. I know we can still hang out, but I also know it’s realistic to lose friends in high school. I cried a lot yesterday, thinking of Ray* being my first friend here, and how much he developed as a person and my friend. Thinking of how much I loved them and appreciated all of them: I just hadn’t known\u00a0how much\u00a0<\/em>until I realized this could end right here. I feel nervous and scared for high school. I feel excited about making new friends. I\u00a0want\u00a0<\/em>to make new friends. But I don’t think I want to say goodbye to my friends who have cried with me, wiped my tear for me, and my friends who I have wiped their tears for them<\/em> and made them smile afterwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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