When I was twelve, I had one and only one goal in mind!47Please respect copyright.PENANA2h9ebCSmUi
I needed to make friends before my 13th birthday, so that someone other than my parents and my dogs would show up for it.47Please respect copyright.PENANA3ycnY5iAt9
So, I was beaming and ready to go to my second class of fencing.47Please respect copyright.PENANA4maedyyBTi
I threw on a T-shirt and shorts, all ready to go out and have fun!47Please respect copyright.PENANAiTLuUmh5u2
I had actually, somehow, found someone who liked three of the things I liked! 47Please respect copyright.PENANAPfELclKhHg
I couldn't believe it. 47Please respect copyright.PENANA0RixzGWYax
Sure, she did seem a little shy, and maybe not super nice, but not super mean either!47Please respect copyright.PENANARdZfNsDrL2
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. 47Please respect copyright.PENANAt0W06f2Jvu
I had been practicing the perfect poses and everything. 47Please respect copyright.PENANA227x4IvHfZ
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.47Please respect copyright.PENANAsyG8fbCdSP
I was just being stupid, and who would cry in front of everyone? 47Please respect copyright.PENANAlUI2NtSTTv
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Besides, I could talk to my friend...right?47Please respect copyright.PENANAm7qBf8rLDe
"Hi," I said to her, trying my best to smile, noticing she was talking to another boy around my age. 47Please respect copyright.PENANAy7vtuqdiIh
"Hey," She said flatly, like I was being weird for trying to talk to her, then she turned her attention back to her friend.47Please respect copyright.PENANAytmdjmVAfb
I tried to talk a little more, I tried to play with them a little more, but each time, they just shut me down.47Please respect copyright.PENANApDjnDqMoU5
So, I sat, by myself, for the full class.47Please respect copyright.PENANAoQwWHUSQzP
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I couldn't do anything; I couldn't talk to anyone. 47Please respect copyright.PENANALHpRdix0rH
And I tried my best not to cry.47Please respect copyright.PENANAdzh4cKJRDS
Then my parents got me ice cream and cheered me up by being just to hilarious for their own goods!47Please respect copyright.PENANAfZoyJM1XOC
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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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