Dear Anonymous,

To: The Clown

August 24
Dear Anonymous,

I wasn't even contemplating the thought of writing to you, but today you were the only person who decided to care.

You barely know me. I'd only consider us acquaintances at most. We've just recently started talking because we are seat partners.

When I heard the teacher call your name I sighed. You are known to be the class clown and kind of a joke. I was nervous to say the least.

I sat down and kept my mouth shut for the first couple days.

Now I've sat next to you for a week, and you've done nothing to annoy me, in fact you've impressed me with your intellect.

You're humor isn't like most. It's complicated and is actually quite funny. You don't aim your jokes at others, rather yourself.

You poke fun about the things you're most insecure about. It's almost like it's a form of therapy for you. I find it interesting. I find you interesting.

Not only are you funny, but you're also very polite, which I was not expecting. Now I get that it was wrong of me to expect you to be rude, but most of the people you hang out with are. But you surprised me.

It's happened a couple times in the past week, we'll accidentally bump arms or our shoes will touch and you'll immediately apologize.

It might not seem like a big deal, but that's an extremely kind gesture towards me. It means you're aware that your actions might make others uncomfortable, whether they're intentional or not, and I really appreciate your regards.

   Today you asked me if I had lead for your pencil. I don't like sharing lead, people tend to steal it, but I had a lot because it's only the second week of school. I got the lead out of my backpack and handed you the container. You took a couple pieces, handed me back the container, and thanked me as you refilled your pencil.

Then you tapped me on the shoulder and held up two pieces of lead. You informed me that you had taken too much and then proceeded to hand it to me. I took it and thanked you.

You didn't have to do that, I have plenty of lead. You were just being thoughtful.

The class period continued on. We worked on a worksheet together and I helped explain the math to you. You sat there and listened, you didn't complain that I was taking too long or anything. You ended up doing very well on that assignment.

To most people, this story seems pointless. Like I'm some girl obsessing over little details. But these little things made my day so much better.

I had a pretty horrible day, and you were the only person who seemed to care for me in the slightest.

I'm not trying to make my friends feel bad, but today kinda sucked and no one really noticed.

So thank you for being kind to me everyday and for making me laugh. You're the last person I expected to be writing to, aren't you full of surprises?

Sincerely,
Me