Motivation In Middle School

In middle school, I travelled seventy blocks to go to a school that I hated. Actually, it was not the school itself that was unpleasant, but the kids attending it. Simply put, they were mean. I was the "leader" of a group of friends, along with another girl.
One day, she got mad at me because I had not paid enough attention to her during class. Lunch time came around and I made my way to the table we always sat at.
"You can't sit here," she said coldly. I stared at her then turned to the other girls at the table. They all got quiet and looked away. No one was coming to my rescue. I did not want to argue, so I spent the rest of lunch sitting at an empty table next to them, where she made sure I could hear them having fun. We made up eventually, well she decided we made up, and life returned to normal, but I never forgot that day. Soon enough, I …show more content…
She has been with me through much, including my parents' divorce. Once, my dad took out how he felt about the divorce on me. I was in school alone at the time and couldn't help the tears that began to fall down my face. I remember Kara running to me and hugging me, taking me to the school bathroom because she knew how much I hate it when people see me crying. She stayed with me in the grimy, smelly bathroom until I felt better, listening and joking around until I was comfortable again. I appreciate and love her so much it hurts. My heart squeezes every time I think about how much I must have hurt her freshman year. Still, she took it like a champ and put me in my place, even though she might not have realized it. She forced me to grow up and get over the way I felt about friendships and trust, and she made me an overall better person. Kara reawakened my inner child, and made me remember why I wanted my old friends to treat me better. Now, I make sure I do not judge people for how I assume them to be. I never want to potentially miss out on another “Kara” ever