Dearest lover,
I know that me being emo won't solve anything. Hell, it never did. That's why, I've decided to go on a mysterious journey. A voyage that will take me to places unknown. I'll meet the most interesting people, the strangest creatures that loom in the night. It will be dangerous at most, but I am sure that once I am through this journey, I will become a better and more fulfilling person.
It will be a long voyage, but don't worry, I'll send you letters. Only letters. No technology will accompany me. Nothing will. I'll just have the clothes I wear today and shoes that I'll be wearing tomorrow.
I don't know when I'll return. That is a mystery. I'll only come back once the time is right. Maybe I'll never come back. Who knows...
With love, mysterious dweller.
A mysterious dweller, she was. She looked down to her carpet and saw a sea of hair. She had been losing hair. At school she would ponder and a strand of her would appear on her desk. She would brush it away and would get back to her thoughts for the rest of the day.
She was ashamed of it all, not being pretty enough. Not being smart enough, NOT EVEN BEING HAPPY WITH HERSELF! She would try to act cool to fit in with the right crowd, but they never accepted her. She recalls being friends with the most popular of girls, but in the end the friendship was a lie. An evil lie. The outcome was horrid. Hazing, insults, rejection. She despised her first two years here. She couldn't even act her own age. Once, the teacher decided to present a video on sex education. She laughed. That's right. SHE LAUGHED. The other students mocked her immaturity. She was merely laughing at how stupid the video was. It was a sad day indeed, because it was the day that she realized that kids weren't going to be acting their age anymore. She was right. She now sees little 9 years olds dressing like their freaking Madonna or something like that. What the hell happened to playing with Barbies or laughing at the word penis and vagina? Are they gone? Will her kids end up like that? HELL NO.
Then middle school came along. She thought things would be much, MUCH better. Afraid not. Kids were intimating, the word sex became more and more common. Girls had tits, she did not. She felt too young to be with such a crowd. Her locker partner wasn't the friendliest of locker partners, oh well, better than being with some overweight druggie. Her teachers were nasty, the lessons were half-assed and the people were raunchy. Garbage cans on fire, food fights that brought out laughter and drama that could last forever! It was crap, as she can recall. Utter crap. Kids were cruel. A boy would harass her, claiming that she should lick his dick. It made her cry. She tried doing something about it, but ended up failing. Thinking that he would stop in the second year was futile. After a peaceful summer she heard the same asshole say the same nasty words. She was scared and feared for her safety. Thankfully though, he stopped for some odd reason. Her second year in middle school wasn't as bad as the first one. She had a close friend and neighbor around to be there for her. Now that she thinks about it, she recalls those times as very good ones. They would both sing along to Green Day songs and bash 50 Cent. It was fun, but didn't quite last.
The only thing that she can say that was good about middle school is meeting certain people. People who have grown to become her closest friends. Okay just, one girl, but at least she's someone she can always turn to for help. Another girl she met wasn't always going to be number one. But she can't deny the fact that she DID have some wonderful moments with her in the first year of high school.
High school was much different. The atmosphere, the vibe was lovely. The students were nicer, the teachers were somewhat better and she was finally starting to feel like someone cared about her. Some of her friends may even say that grade 9 was the best year of school they've ever went through. She agreed. Then grade 10 came along, it was full of drama and funny bits. Her over the top, stressed out science teacher was always the laughing stock of the school. It was one of her happier school years, for not having that BITCH in ANY of her classes. Thank God. Then summer came along, oh how she dreaded that. Summer school scared the pants off of her. She cried, stayed up 'til precisely 3 AM, watching some lame anime called Peach Girl. Then she realized that summer school wasn't the most horrible of things. Her teacher practically gave them answers. Well, it sure felt that way.
And then she met a boy who would change everything...