My First Love

Grade 8: A Different World

When the new school year rolled around, I was excited to what it has to offer. This year, I skipped Grade 7 and headed off towards Grade 8. I have to admit I felt a little scared, but I'm mostly determined because I get to meet new people, and the new environment just felt like a challenge to me. As I entered my homeroom, my mood suddenly changed. It was my first time feeling scared to find a chair to sit down. I felt my fellow classmates' eyes watch me as I stood there. I gathered the courage to finally sit down on one and wait for the teacher to arrive. I looked around to see everyone's faces and to determine the friend groups in the class. Sure enough, I found some, but not that many. I also noticed some familiar faces like John, Aby, and Peter. I was too nervous at the time, so I didn't want to talk to them, plus I'm going to make it awkward anyway.

So, a couple weeks passed, and I've made a few friends including John, Peter, and I guess some girls. I've also tried to be the Class Clown for some reason. I regretted that decision, but past me thought it was cool to be the "funniest" guy there. Anyways, this is the moment where I met her. I think it was around October at the time. We had free time, and John and I decided to play Snakes and Ladders for fun, and because there was no other board games we could play. As we kept playing, there's a girl that approached us and asked if she could play along with us. At that moment, we said yes and restarted the game.