When I was twelve, I had one and only one goal in mind!227Please respect copyright.PENANA2idAg3XMxS
I needed to make friends before my 13th birthday, so that someone other than my parents and my dogs would show up for it.227Please respect copyright.PENANA2jjhUWRaB9
So, I was beaming and ready to go to my second class of fencing.227Please respect copyright.PENANARkjmQecLRA
I threw on a T-shirt and shorts, all ready to go out and have fun!227Please respect copyright.PENANASAnPHYd4ts
I had actually, somehow, found someone who liked three of the things I liked! 227Please respect copyright.PENANAf0aLKGDbwz
I couldn't believe it. 227Please respect copyright.PENANAixqJYb1r6v
Sure, she did seem a little shy, and maybe not super nice, but not super mean either!227Please respect copyright.PENANAW9kalOyChV
Maybe we could still be friends?
Best friends even.
And either way, I thought, cheerfully getting into the car, it was still really fun to fence. 227Please respect copyright.PENANAOyykfyIUZ3
I had been practicing the perfect poses and everything. 227Please respect copyright.PENANAfTyy9UCU5S
So, we went.
And problem one arised.
We had...misread the time, and gotten there thirty minutes late.
My heart sunk when the Teacher told me I would just have to sit there and watch while everyone else practice, and I forced myself to hold back my tears that were burning.227Please respect copyright.PENANAbLXJR9eVLL
I was just being stupid, and who would cry in front of everyone? 227Please respect copyright.PENANAsmmF7Ku2MP
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Besides, I could talk to my friend...right?227Please respect copyright.PENANAsLkDmuePHC
"Hi," I said to her, trying my best to smile, noticing she was talking to another boy around my age. 227Please respect copyright.PENANAeKEeCffQ3U
"Hey," She said flatly, like I was being weird for trying to talk to her, then she turned her attention back to her friend.227Please respect copyright.PENANA7ypxD0sVbO
I tried to talk a little more, I tried to play with them a little more, but each time, they just shut me down.227Please respect copyright.PENANA1a6ra4Noof
So, I sat, by myself, for the full class.227Please respect copyright.PENANAfl51FKPIY1
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I couldn't do anything; I couldn't talk to anyone. 227Please respect copyright.PENANAbiCTc7u3rF
And I tried my best not to cry.227Please respect copyright.PENANAMQ01R0YEQu
Then my parents got me ice cream and cheered me up by being just to hilarious for their own goods!227Please respect copyright.PENANAISrwPKJzRK
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I know this story isn't super sad, but most of the time when I'm down it's anxiety, or it's just a bunch of different memories and problems combining together, or I'm just upset and I don't know why.
But, also, this memory leads to one of my happiest memories! (My parents cheering me up) so that's also really nice!
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