Not-included Stories

I'm not shy. I'm quiet because I'm constantly observing. I'm not popular. I'm not unpopular. I'm just... there. Barely noticed, not really on the food chain that is high school. Let's start from the beginning. I live in a small town and go to a fairly small school. That doesn't make it very different from big high schools, things just get around faster. Okay, maybe it is a little different. There are less people, so most people fit into multiple stereotypes. And I wouldn't say the "popular" girls are mean like you would think they are. The guys, on the other hand, are total assholes-- most of them. Another bad thing is that about 25% of the school will probably end up working a dead end, minimum wage job for the rest of their lives or will have been sent to jail for drug use soon after high school. You see, high school is only a fraction of our lives. Life will end up taking us on crazy journeys that will have ups and downs. High school just seems to be my down. Don't get me wrong, I'm a happy person. I just look at things from different views, which is something very few people in my generation do. That's one of the reasons why I don't fit in with my peers. My biggest desire in life is pretty basic: I want a friend. I want to have that one person who will always be there, no matter what. That person who can make you laugh when you're crying. That person who just completely gets you. I haven't had one before. Yes I have friends, plenty of them, but I'm that friend who is never invited to anything, the un-included one. I don't think they do it on purpose. I'm just always forgotten. I'm almost like a ghost, always there, but rarely noticed. My name is Anna Dale and this is my story as a high school nobody.