The Perplexing Guide: Unintentionally Becoming Popular in Highschool

Step 1: Contradiction

It is not enough to be contradictory.

Saying one thing, doing another. Saying one thing and then saying the complete opposite moments later. All humans can project that shallow hypocrisy.

Think more along the lines of the popular stories with Death as a being of human form. Death the dark, brooding, defined muscled, drop dead gorgeous guy that girls fall for in the end.

<Snort > Those puns were so intended.

Seems I got off track because of a guy or was it my own wit?

Regrouping

'You are Contradiction!' must be your truth. Your inner being must contradict itself. Your behaviour and words will bear no resemblance to your thoughts and beliefs. Your beliefs will contradict each other. Your middle name must be Contradiction.

In this complex state of utter confusion, because of your reeling soul as it hurtles contradictions back and forth, your guard will be down.

With my guard down and my focus on internal wars, I always missed the social clues. An approaching individual I could of bolted from. The looks checking for an opportunity to approach me at lunch. The looming shadow in my peripheral vision in class. All were warning signs of potential social interaction and conversation, and completely avoidable.All ranks in School status seemed to find me unquestionable safe to approach.

I loathed the idea of the "popular crowd". They got more attention than they deserved which was just fodder for their superiority complexes.

I also enjoyed the popular crowd as they were my means to end boredom. At one stage their dating pool had become so tight and the drama of who was dating who and kissing who was the best lunchtime comedy.

I was Contradiction at just under 6 feet tall. Conscious of my height and yet my feet were in my favourite platform suede blue sneakers most days. Golden dark blonde hair that curled one day and hung straight the next. A slouching floppy tail high on my head was the practical way to keep the rebellious hair strands neatly off of my face. I have brilliant blue eyes but they appear dark as I have large pupils. My head was full of thoughts, ideas and words but I hardly ever spoke in class. I was all walking contradiction from my core.