From Hate To Love

❀ chapter 2

As Gary drove us to school, my mind traveled to ten thousand different places. I was worried. The beginning of a new school year was always exciting but at the same time frightening. I had no idea how this year would go. I knew I would always have my family by my side but my friends? Even though I loved those girls a lot, I was never sure if they would stay forever in my life. Sometimes friends drift apart after a fight. People, especially my age, leave so much unfinished business and start so many fights with others that problems keep appearing out of nowhere. Some of those fights are over silly things. Meaning those fights could be avoided. Thanks to all the aggressive words that are shared in the direct confront, friendships are destroyed. And not to just them. People who on an everyday basis are friends or talk to the same ones who get into a word combat, get into the same or much more trouble. Occasionally, those who stay by their side are the ones who suffer the most. The ones that everyone decides to blame. The ones who all of a sudden lose everything, thanks to something they tried to avoid.

In these brawls of who is right and who isn't, humans get stuck in the middle. How many times have I been the glue to a group of people who were falling apart by every passing second? To these persons, the world seems dull, dark, grey, with only negative emotions filling their hearts and creating a hole in it. After all, they wake up every day to feel the pressure of being with someone and hear from the other that they stopped talking to them. Just like this, the problems of two people, unnecessary problems, becomes a fight of living for that character who tries to make everyone stay together.

My friends had their troubles. A lot of them had a very explosive temper. So at the minimum thing they could get mad. Thanks to this nature of them, I was always afraid of my actions towards them. Afraid I had said something I shouldn't or done something wrong. And when I did, even though I was just trying to please everyone, I was so blamed and made guilt that in the following nights, my sleep would be exchange for the guilty thoughts rushing to my head.

May and Dawn were always my best friends. The only ones who in reality I could feel free and the ones who I could truly be me. As opposed to all of the others who filled my head with their lies and fake talks about others.

"Serena! Will you please come back to earth?" I heard Gary scream in the car while the music was still playing.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about something"

"If you are worried about something, you can tell me. Remember this is going to be a good year, no need to worry so much, be happy, and don't let people define you. Sometimes people are jerks. They acted all friendly but in reality are the devils in disguise. Don't let anyone destroy your smile sis" I might hate my brother, but he knew me very well to the point of understanding what I felt and what I thought. We grew up like this. Him always knowing me and my traveling mind of worries. And me always knowing his spontaneous personality that was filled with high expectations that sometimes hurt.

"Thank you. You always know what to tell me.." I replied to him. The silly song still playing in the background of our conversation

"I'm your brother. I will always protect you and help you, even though sometimes you get on my nerves" I laughed at his reply. He laughed alongside me. Suddenly all my worries seemed to fly out of the car with the wind of the open window.

"Well, it's our first day! Let's make the most of it!" I yelled making Gary scared and telling me right away to shut up.

"You're always so loud!" He yelled back at me

"Look who is being loud now!" We both chuckled at my reply

"Here we are" Gary muttered while he turned the car off. "Look there are your friends. I bet there are going to call you in 3...2...1..."