Most of This is Background but the Ending is Nice.
Back in fifth grade, I had a best friend and we are still really close. In sixth grade I had the same best friend but had also expanded my horizons. Seventh grade, seventh grade was hell.
I had no classes with my friends and try as I might, I couldn't make more. I was alone and I tried to confide in my friends about this but there was nothing anyone could do. So, I grew lonely and the hole opened up.
Eighth grade began and I saw an opportunity. Someone I had never seen before was a friend of a friend and now in my grade. So I approached and befriended them. My friends got upset because I spent a lot of time with said person and they felt left out. But I was excited, I had someone again. We got together and his family loves me. But my friends weren't the happiest with how often he came up. I spent a lot of time with him, so most things included him a little.
I spent a lot of time with him to avoid the anger from my friends, admittedly. And I met his cousin. She was great, I was happy. I had a best friend again. Then, her true colors began to show. I ignored them and hoped I could help her. I only saw the good in her, never what was really there. She was toxic, I just didn't know yet.
I hadn't talked to my friends in a while and they were upset with me. So, I did what any person would do and I panicked because summer was ending and ninth grade began soon. I was going in alone. My best friend was a year younger than me and I didn't really like my boyfriend's friends too much (but that's for a different post).
My friends and I got past the issue and we all got along again. Our friendships were being mending and things were amazing. As the year Drew to an end I got more excited. I would have my best friend, boyfriend, friends, and many others with me in tenth grade! I couldn't have been happier, at least, that's what I thought.
My boyfriend went to homeschooling, ok. I could deal with that, we were still really close and could always text or video chat.
My best friend didn't seem to be accepted by my friends (and they're really good at reading people and they said something was sketchy about her... But I didn't believe them). I could totally fix that with some time.
My best friend had obviously lied about something horrible to me just for a rise. Ok, it'll be difficult but I could forgive her.
My best friend began hurting people I cared about, really badly. Ok, maybe time to distance myself from her and try to get my people to follow suit. It didn't work.
Now, multiple people hate me including: my now ex-best friend, said people I cared about, and a few other people they've told about me. I get tons of "I hate you" glares in the hallways.
But, my bestie from fifth grade and I are really close again, her girlfriend is now a close friend of mine, I've made some friends along the way, and my boyfriend and I are still going strong and quite close.
2018 was a pain in the ass. I was suicidal, super depressed, being manipulated, afraid, and hated by others and myself. Now, I've made a promise to myself to make it to the end of the year, I've strengthened bonds, I'm gaining confidence and coming out of my shell, and I continue to smile as I receive hateful glares. Hell, I hold my head high as they do and I grin. They don't control me anymore.
I am strong. I am confident. I am fighting. I am going to make it. I am tall. I am curvy. I am a little chubby. I am tender hearted. I am smart. I am open. I am cuddly. I am clingy. I am good at what I do. I am me. And I am beautiful inside and out. However, one thing I am not, is a finished piece. I am still developing who I am. I'm full of imperfections that make me me. I am still learning to love every imperfection and that's ok. Nothing is ever truly finished.