It’s been around four months since I graduated 8th grade, and it feels so weird not talking to people I talked to every day in grade school.  

I used to be around those people all day every day, and with some people

I’ve been friends with them for eleven years. 

Now, I see a new face every day, in the halls, in the cafeteria, in the media center, and really anywhere on campus. 

I have made some new friends though (and possibly new enemies but I don’t know).

I’ve learned a lot from my new schoolmates, including things I didn’t really want to know. 

So far, my class with the most interesting cast of characters has to be either biology or math. Each day is something else with those people. Some of the guys will act like married couples, and occasionally a divorce will happen. (All in a joking manner.)

I see people I went to Rome within the halls, some will say “hi” or nod, while others completely ignore me.

 That’s okay though.

That just means they weren’t real friends. 

I’ve met some people with similar interests as myself, but I’ve not met my clone yet. 

I don’t have very many people I graduated with in my classes. Most of them, I don’t have any Rome people with at all. 

I miss the random conversations and the off-topic discussions, the stories, and the memories. 

The teachers here have really made the transition from a school with a little under 400 students altogether to a school that’s over three times that many students. 

This summer, I decided I was going to at least become acquaintances with all 330 freshmen, but it’s harder than it seems. I only have classes with maybe around twenty of them. I know a few others from electives, extracurriculars, and the people who are in my lunch classroom. 

I thought high school was going to be a lot worse than it is. I have heard all sorts of rumors about it (like the teachers are all strict, the homework is hard, fights happen all the time, etc) but so far, the year is going really well. 

I also thought there were going to be a lot more fights and drama happening. Maybe there is and I’m just not in the loop. 

It’s so weird that people from other years are friends with people older and younger than they are. In books and movies, the older students absolutely very much dislike the younger students. I’ve not noticed any seniors stuffing any freshman in trash cans (or lockers), other than the orientation day skit the Drama Club performed. 

Anyways, I guess what I’m trying to say is that some friendships last, while others aren’t meant to be. People come into and leave your life at the right time, even if it doesn’t seem like it.