When I was twelve, I had one and only one goal in mind!42Please respect copyright.PENANA1K29OjszPK
I needed to make friends before my 13th birthday, so that someone other than my parents and my dogs would show up for it.42Please respect copyright.PENANAyqnFiM4VSu
So, I was beaming and ready to go to my second class of fencing.42Please respect copyright.PENANAnm71uOMMem
I threw on a T-shirt and shorts, all ready to go out and have fun!42Please respect copyright.PENANA6yq3yXeN1o
I had actually, somehow, found someone who liked three of the things I liked! 42Please respect copyright.PENANAogCVX29uUX
I couldn't believe it. 42Please respect copyright.PENANAfE2icYGzqf
Sure, she did seem a little shy, and maybe not super nice, but not super mean either!42Please respect copyright.PENANAZP9Vi4LZ1o
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. 42Please respect copyright.PENANAzLJqDde72w
I had been practicing the perfect poses and everything. 42Please respect copyright.PENANAOnLr3NciDq
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.42Please respect copyright.PENANARcu2g4JuEH
I was just being stupid, and who would cry in front of everyone? 42Please respect copyright.PENANAB97Ngb2uWq
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Besides, I could talk to my friend...right?42Please respect copyright.PENANAuVKTGUfISb
"Hi," I said to her, trying my best to smile, noticing she was talking to another boy around my age. 42Please respect copyright.PENANAZjdvRsJvkN
"Hey," She said flatly, like I was being weird for trying to talk to her, then she turned her attention back to her friend.42Please respect copyright.PENANA2ioUJjcsNg
I tried to talk a little more, I tried to play with them a little more, but each time, they just shut me down.42Please respect copyright.PENANAI3qozkoNw6
So, I sat, by myself, for the full class.42Please respect copyright.PENANAa0moIb1Qnq
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I couldn't do anything; I couldn't talk to anyone. 42Please respect copyright.PENANAlkPh4B5Qeu
And I tried my best not to cry.42Please respect copyright.PENANAC7glDSnPrj
Then my parents got me ice cream and cheered me up by being just to hilarious for their own goods!42Please respect copyright.PENANAN8uy3RKQIA
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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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