Reminiscence

Chapter 1: The Beginning

"College is like a journey. You pack your gear, set your course, and embark on voyages that take you to far horizons." I saw this on a website somewhere and I agree. It was a memorable journey to me. College was way different from high school. I enjoyed college better than high school. When it comes to academics, I enjoyed both, but other than that, I hated high school. I had no groups of friends that would often hangout with me around different hangout areas in the school. During my high school days, I would often see groups of high school students hanging out in groups around every corner where my eyes could reach. There were groups of five, six, seven, or more. One of the most famous groups was the group that my ultimate crush was in. They were probably around twelve or more, I'm not quite sure, but there were a lot of them. If only I was as famous as any of them, I may have been in their group, too. The thing is, though, I am not that cool enough to be one of them. I am a nerd. I slump myself into books and books every now and then. I often spend my free time in the library alone. Well, not entirely alone. I often go there to visit my bestfriend who used to work as a librarian to help with her tuition fee. 

I never said I don't have any friends. I have a few. But most, just see me as an acquaintance. Am I that sad? Probably. I often sit alone in the corner of the room during break, but people gather around me during group activities. People keep asking me what to do, how to do it, or others just wanting to look as though they know everything even when all they do is blabber. They don't even know what they are talking about, but just wanted to look cool for that cute girl on the other end of the table, who is busy combing her hair during a group discussion. Her hair almost perfect due to the continuous combing, her face almost too white from the baby powder she kept putting on her face, lips more red than the apple the guy on the adjacent table gave her. What is wrong with these people? What did they even go to school for? Checking to see who puts more makeup, who shoots the hoops to impress the wooing girls on the bleachers, or who flirts with more people from different classes and year levels? I don't understand. My cramped up brain could hardly absorb what foolishness these people do. But, maybe this IS what high school is like. Maybe I was the one who didn't seem to truly belong. Maybe I was the bug that ruined the perfectly working code that runs the algorithm. Maybe I wasn't supposed to be here at all. 

Now, I'm the one blabbering. Anyway, let's get back on track. I was talking about the groups that I believe often exists in every other high school out there. The most popular group - the super friends squad goals type of group of friends. Everyone is famous for something or simply famous because they are them. The jocks and varsity player groups, often groups according to the sports they are into like basketball, volleyball, and sepak takraw. At least that's how it was in our school.