Middle School Survival Guide

Chapter 1

Monday, September 2 , 2015
Hello there, my name is Natalie. I am 13 years old and I'm in 8th grade. Let's just say I don't like middle school, like at all! My friends, Charlotte and Maddie, are probably the only people I can really trust. I know what you are thinking. "Umm...your parents." And yeah I can trust them but, I can't tell them anything that happens in middle school or they will completely blow it out of proportion! Unfortunately, I had to learn that the hard way. One day a couple years ago I got detention for being late to class. When I told my parents they called the school and complained about rude teachers. Really I just think they didn't wanna pick me up after school. But anyway, back to Charlotte and Maddie. They have been my best friends for as long as I can remember. Charlotte is a little bit insane, but you've got to love her. There was this one time when I got a 100 on a test , and she threw me a party, with a ton of people. Everyone bought me presents so I was okay with it, but it was kind of embarrassing since she was so surprised that I got a 100. Maddie, on the other hand, is very shy. She can't even talk to people, other than Charlotte and I. My best friends and I try to spend as much time as possible together. We have every class together, for the first year EVER. I think the teachers get annoyed when we are always asking "Can we work in a group of 3?" When the teacher decides to say no to that question, one of us has to work with Lindsey. Queen Bee. She is the most popular girl in the whole 8th grade. You may be surprised to hear that she is actually super nice. Ha. I'm totally joking. She is like a piranha. She will bite your head off any chance she gets. I decided to keep this diary to tell you how I survive this year. Maybe you can use this as a Middle School Survival Guide. Even if everything I do is absolutely insane...