Craving Attention

Middle school was the worst. I went to a private school where everyone knew each other. I went into my first year there, 6th grade, thinking that I would make new friends. Instead, people went to great lengths to see that i wasn’t included. I wandered from group to group for a year until I eventually gave up and ended up sitting my myself for the rest of the year. Then, one girl started to be kind to me. We became friends and I finally felt included. Until the next year when the principal called me into her office. My only friend was there. She had asked the principal to help her explain to me that she wanted me to stay away from her. I was crushed. I couldn’t figure out why she didn’t want anything to do with me anymore. Maybe I was clingy and annoying because I craved attention and friendship so much. But either way, I am a firm believer that everyone needs a friend. So if you ever see someone who is alone and lonely, stay by their side because they need you more than you know.