People say relationships in middle school are stupid.
Stupid, pointless, fake, and almost never end well.
Truth? I would say so.
Even though I’m in high school, I’ve kind of been thinking about my own experience with middle school. Well saying I think about it all the time isn’t the truth. I’ve thought about it a few times since, and before I go any further, let me just say I’m not grieving over it, or feeling sorry for myself, I’m past over that.
It’s been almost five years since I even saw him last. Almost five years since I graduated eighth grade at my tiny private school.
Who? His name was Drew. Drew Parker. And he was actually my first middle school boyfriend.
Ha! Thinking about it makes me laugh. I fell head over heels for him, and he pretended to do the same. Eventually we got into one of those semi-dating relationships that most middle school “lovers” have. But apparently he only pretended to, because in middle school when you’re in a relationship, you’re pretty much instantly popular.
After the drama of finding out the hard way he never liked me, things ended. But that’s not all. After a few months, Drew came back and told me he wanted to get back together. And we did. But the same thing repeated and yet again I had my teenage heart broken.
When you’re in 8th grade, almost anything is dramatic and leaves the poor 13 year old girls devastated. Thinking they know what love is. But boy were they wrong. I'm not saying girls are stupid, not at all, but they just can't help being distracted by the concequences of guys and their funny reactions.
After graduation I never bothered to talk to him again. I had no need to. I’ve heard about his new girlfriends, only because it shows up on my Facebook newsfeed.
My friends from middle school kept in touch with him after graduation, and say he's the new player of the school. Do I care? Not at all. If anything I feel bad for the girls he's dated, because he's probably crushed every single one of them.
I don't go to his school, either. Drew goes to the biggest public school for miles around here. Even in our small town there's a good variety.
Me? I go to a pretty good sized school. Not too big, but big enough. I'm more of a small school person, anyway.
As I was saying before, what surprises me, is the fact I haven't run in to him around here. Espeacially at sports games. I play soccer and volleyball, so we've played his school a few times. My friends who come to support the team always say they see our old friends, but never him.
I've had a few other boyfriends since Mr. Parker. I guess that's what I get. My beautiful older sister went to my school, but graduated the year before I came. Everyone says I look like her, the blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty of our small town.
But it wasn't always that way!
In middle school I was that akward girl who had braces and who's hair never seemed to lay flat. My legs seemed too long for my body, and for a girl at age 13 I was oddly tall. But summer before my freshman year, I got my braces off. I grew into my proportions, and it's funny to say nobody recognized me.
"Hayley!" My head snapped up towards the voice that called me. "You fell asleep again!" I blinked and stared at my friend Abbie who had, apparently, woken me up. Had I really fallen asleep? In study hall?
"What? Oh sorry..." I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
"Nice, you just screwed up your mascara." My other friend Ava laughed a little.
"Awh dang it...." I carefully ran my finger along the bottom of my eye, trying to fix my mascara.
"Did you get any sleep last night?" Abbie closed her text book.
"Yeah, but I mean I was studying for that science test..." I gazed down at the book that had been my pillow.
"How was it?" Ava asked. We all tried to have our free time together becuase we only had two classes all with each other.
"Think you did well?" Abbie grabbed her books and stood up. Was the period over all ready?
"Yeah... I think it wasn't as ard as everyone said." I gathered my things and stood up. The three of us walked out and in to the bright hallway. We talked as we walked to our lockers and got our next books.
"So you're going to the game tonight?" Ava closed her locker and looked at me.
"Football? Yeah. But who're we playin?" I slipped a piece of gum into my mouth and looked at my brunette friend.
"Our rivals!" She smiled and the three of us laughed. Our rivals were the Cougers.
"Oh yeah! I'm going with some of our old friends!" Abbie said. She smiled her birhgt smile and looked to Ava and me.
"Who?" We both asked.
"Well... Justin, Bailey, Logan, Sarah, and Drew!" She laughed.
I blinked. Drew? I haven't seen him since graduation...
"Oh yeah and Drew's new girlfriend!" She said. Ava hit Abbie's arm and whispered something to her.
"Really? Well it'll be fun to see them again." I closed my locker and we walked down the hall.
The hallways were full of chatter of the football game tonight. Justin, Bailey, Logan, and Sarah? I saw Sarah last week... But Drew? Tonight should be interesting.
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