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Thirteen

January 15, 2023
By jadesastar BRONZE, Sacramento, California
jadesastar BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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Favorite Quote:
"it is never too late to be who you might have been." -George Eliot


Believe me when I say high school changes you 

For the better

For the worst 

It all depends on how aware you are 

 

Love

Memories

Regrets

Hate 

Change 

That is a basic run through of what high school is like 

I never thought i'd have all that mixed in my heart 

 

Love 

I found my first love 

How do I know? 

I knew I was in love when he was the first thing I thought about when I wake up, last thing I thought about before going to sleep

All I thought about was him

He was my happiness

Funny how one person can change your mood for the whole day 

 

His touch

His smile

The love he showed me

My heart has never raced so fast 

He is so perfect to me

His pretty face

His hugs

That singular dimple 

 

No one can ever replace him 

He is my forever love 

 

Memories

The amount of new people you meet in high school can make or break you 

Are they the right people ?

Looking back 

Maybe they aren't 

I'd advise you to know as many people you want but keep your main circle small 

You never know what you are getting yourself into

 

You will look back at the memories you make with these people and either decide you made a good or bad choice 

 

Regrets 

If I were to list what i wish i never done, it would be 5 feet long

 

My past will always haunt me

I wish to go back and change everything

Change my ways 

My mindset

Things would be better if I never decided to make the wrong choices 

I wonder if I could have become the person that I can't now

 

Your regrets will always stick with you 

 

Hate 

So much will spread around highschool amongst every student

Rumors

Jealousy

Every negative thing you could think of

 

Walking in the hallway seeing people who are perfect

Beautiful

Smart

Favorited

You would wish to be them

"perfect" 

Seeing those people could make you insecure 

 

You need to learn that you can admire other people without questioning yourself 

You are enough

Loved 

Worthy 

 

Don't hate others because of your own insecurities 

And don't let yourself hate who you are because of others

 

Change 

It happens 

Whether you like it or not 

You can't prevent it

 

Change is something a lot of people fear

But me

I enjoy change 

Whether its the way I look or the way I see things

I am always excited to see how things turn out 

 

There is only one type of change I can hate on

I hate seeing people evolve themselves in the worst way possible

I hate seeing people fade away from me, from themself

But you can't control it

Maybe they'll find their way back to the better version of them

Help them 

Don't ever lose hope 

This goes for any situation 

Hope will always be waiting for you no matter how far away 

 

Thirteen was the age I learned this all 

Now as a 15 year old, I know I have more coming 


The author's comments:

This is my way of describing highschool based on my experiences so far. 


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