It was August. As I was driving to the campus of the college of my choice, I reflected on my high school experience. It wasn't a great one. I sometimes had a feeling of "I have a lot of friends, but is anyone there?" I had a lot of acquaintances, but I never really had any true friends. They never understood my interest in the liberal arts, particularly in the humanities, which of course, included music. I was unfortunately bullied a lot, and by a lot, I mean A LOT. None of my so-called "friends" ever defended me. I sometimes found it ironic that my name is Letty, which literally means "joy", but I did manage to be happy within myself. I then found things to be happy about. Oft times, music was my only friend. It never let me down. Pretty soon, I arrived at the college. I unpacked my things and settled into my dorm. My roommate seemed nice enough, but she was the messiest person I ever met. I know that I'm not exactly the most organized person, but at least I'm clean. I decided to make due with what I had. It was only for a year. I had a hard time sleeping for the first night. Part of it was my roommate listening to rap music. "What is he saying?" I wondered aloud. I couldn't understand any of it. The other part was my worrying that I wouldn't be able to find a true friend. I finally settled down and went to sleep.
TO BE CONTINUED
TO BE CONTINUED
After a long time of getting bullied, I began to consider self-harm. I confessed this consideration to Zoe and Gavin. Zoe said, "Please don't hurt yourself. It's not the answer." Gavin said, "Zoe's right. If you hurt yourself, you'll have to deal with all those scars. Why do you want to hurt yourself anyway?" I began to cry. He hugged me and said, "It's all right. You can tell me." I talked about all the bullying I was facing. Zoe said, "Alyssa, those bullies are just losers. You have family and friends who love you." Gavin said, "That's right. You don't have to hurt yourself. Any time something is bothering you, tell us." I said, "Okay." Zoe said, "If you hurt yourself, you won't be the only one who hurts. We'll be hurt, too." I said, "I don't want to hurt you all." We shared a group hug. Over the years, I gained some friends and lost some, too, but I still had Zoe and Gavin. They will be my closest friends until the end of time.
THE END
THE END