9th Grade

Tue, 31st August 2021

I woke up to a text from my classmate, Bianca;
„School starts tomorrow. Are you excited?"
I replied to her, still half asleep:
„Not really. I'm not ready to wake up early every day. But I'm looking forward to seeing you!"
She texted me back after a few minutes:
„Same! :)"

Bianca is one of the few people from our class that I like. She's very kind and respectful. And also funny. We have been friends since day one. I'm glad to have her as my friend. We aren't very popular in our school, and to be honest, we do not care about it. All the popular kids are one of the most annoying and rude people I've ever met. The only things they can do is make fun of others, brag about their family and make fake friends. Neither Bianca or I want to be a part of those groups of fake people.

I texted another one of my few friends, Kaylee. I also asked her if she's excited about school.
She replied immediately;
„Not at all!"

Kaylee goes to a different class, but we have P.E. lessons and school trips together, so we got to know eachother well. She's very sweet and smart. She likes reading and is very talented at drawing, which is the main reason her classmates don't like her. They call her "weird" for being an artist, but I'm sure they're just jealous of her skills.

I don't want to sound rude, but I find it quite stupid to hate someone for having something others don't or for being talented at certain things. For example, I used to be close friends with one of my classmates, Amanda. We always sat with eachother in school. We also had sleepovers and played games together. One day, she asked me why do I speak English so well. I told her that my family flies to England often because of my dad's job, so I meet a lot of English speaking people and learn from them. The next day, she didn't talk to me at all. I asked her other friend, Sarah, why is Amanda suddenly ignoring me. She told me that Amanda found out about me traveling to England and told the whole class I'm a "spoiled child" who cares only about herself and money. I was mad that she spread such a disgusting lie, but there was nothing I could do. No one believed me when I tried telling them that Amanda only tried to make me feel bad about myself. The only three people who knew I was speaking truth was my friend Bianca, and two other girls, Audrey and Maggie. They stood by my side and we always talked with eachother and had fun together. We ignored all the fake rumours Amanda spread about me.

So that's the reason why I'm kind of shy and talk to only a few people in my school. I don't want to have a fake friendship anymore. I try to get along with everyone, but sometimes it's not possible. It's also the reason why I'm writing this virtual diary. I'd like to write down all the things that I experience at school. Both the good and bad. It makes me feel free when I tell someone (or something) what's been happening to me. I'll write more tomorrow, when school officially starts. :)