Janus

School was always the same. Everyone trying to be popular, everyone wanting to fit in. It is tiring. Why should I want everyone to like me? Why do they all need to be accepted by "the in crowd"? If you ask me, it's all an overrated school class system that finds enjoyment in telling us that some students aren't worth as much as others. 

They all have so much belief in the system that they bend to it. The wealthy students only mingle together, the scholarship students don't dare speak unless spoken to in order to avoid intense bullying, and I could care less. Every school I've been to is always the same; superficial teenagers who think rank is more important than personality. Luckily for me, I usually don't become entangled in any drama or twisted friendships. I don't stick around long enough for things like that.

My dad tells me I should make friends now that I am in my final year of high school. He says it would be in my best interest because this time was different. This time we were settling down. You see, my father recently remarried to a quiet woman who has very greedy children. You often hear stories about wicked stepmothers, right? The only thing wicked that came from this marriage are my new "siblings." They waste money and disrespect all authority. Two things that I can't stand.  It's like they expect everyone to wait on them hand and foot...including me. I guess that's what happens when you are the youngest. Unfortunately for them, nobody tells me what to do unless they are a respected authority. 

I'm getting sidetracked now. Anyway, my new school is no different from the many others that I have attended before.  You have your typical 'in-crowd', the misfits, the brains, and the delinquents. As for me, I try not to stick to any of those groups. I am myself and I am the only friend I need. Distance allows no room for misunderstandings, hurt feelings, or broken hearts; just the way I like it. You are better off alone. Simple as that.....or so I thought.