40 parts Ongoing Ever since I was a kid, I knew I was different.
Other children didn't like hanging out with me. I was silently bullied, and even the teachers seemed to hate me.
And honestly? I was ugly.
I really was... different.
The way I talked, the way I walked-people even said my walk was horrifying (don't ask).
The way I did things, the things I found interesting... they all set me apart.
Then I entered high school.
Suddenly, I became popular. I was beautiful, with a figure people envied. I had tons of friends-three-quarters of whom I still don't know by name.
I had the perfect best friend. Teachers adored me.
I was even the school's valedictorian.
Sure, people still called me weird, but I ruled.
Until everything came crashing down... all in one day.
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The day I didn't talk to my best friend.
Just one day.
Only, I didn't know we wouldn't speak again for days, then months... then years.