Ever since eighth grade I have been so ready to get out of school and just start my life. I have worked at Sonic since I was 14, and like everyone, I was with my best friends Katie Richmond, Patsy Chavez, and Tyler Ball nearly every single day. Ninth grade came, and that was the worst year literally of my life so far. My best friend Katie moved away to Alaska, and Tyler committed suicide.
I felt like I had no one. Then sophomore year came. I walked into the school completely terrified of how it was all going to be. I’m normally so outgoing and loud; it was just such a new experience that I wasn’t ready to face yet.
I walked around the school trying to find my way to my classes and trying not to fall down the stairs. That day we had to wear our dance uniforms for a Welcome Back assembly, which was nerve wracking. Being on the court surrounded by the student body was just too much, but it was also kind of fun.
High school is full of heart breaks, gossip and lies, but you can’t let that tell you who and how you’re going to be. In high school you find yourself, but you may get lost along the way.
When sophomore year hit, it was like I didn’t talk to half of the people I did in junior high, and I met new people. Some may be great, and some may be bad influences. You never know.
Now it’s senior year, nearly our graduation day, and I am flat-out terrified for the reality to hit. I’m not going to be treated like a kid anymore. Not by parents, and definitely not by professors.
It’s time to grow up, be out on my own, go to college, and live my life. It’s not a terrible “goodbye,” but more of a thank you for showing me who I am.