Personal Narrative: High School Vs. Middle School

I always thought that High School would be almost the same as Middle School. Turns out, it couldn’t have been more different. Everything was so complex and I wasn't sure what I was going to do. All throughout Middle School I had the same group of friends. We all just wanted to read and talk about things we liked together. We also tried to avoid drama like the plague. I thought that we would always tend to stay the same and stay friends through HIgh School, but things were about to change. It was about the second or third week of school that I began to realize that things had begun to change. A few of my friends had completely changed over the summer. They acted differently, cut their hair, and even started wearing a ridiculous amount of makeup. They were all trying …show more content…
This went on for a while until I found some people who I could actually hold a whole conversation with. It was during gym class that I overheard some guys talking about Xbox while we were jogging around the gym. I jogged up behind them and was listening in on their conversation. They were arguing over whether Halo or Halo 2 was better. I came up beside them and said, “Personally, I think Halo 2 is better than Halo.” They both turned to look at me and their reactions were priceless. They both looked at me bug-eyed and were shocked silent. I just looked back at them and they looked at each other before laughing. I was surprised that they were laughing so I said, “What’s so funny; it’s the honest truth.” One replied, “There are practically no girls here who like gaming. We were just surprised that there is a girl here who likes to play video games like we do.” I smiled at them and we continued our conversation about Halo and Halo 2. By the end of the week, I was sitting at the table they sat at and with other guys who played Xbox. Even though it took awhile, I finally found somewhere I felt I