Personal Narrative: My Growing Up As A Kid

Jonathan could have told me right then and there, but he wanted to add suspense. I was a gullible kid growing up. Well, I still consider myself as a kid, since I didn’t really mature much since then. I guess I am just slightly less gullible now. Anyways, growing up in Fort Lee, New Jersey really shaped me into the kid or “young adult” I am today. My friends are the ones that really educated me and influenced most of my decisions, many of which were ill-advised. Out of all the misguided and ridiculous situations my companions got me into, this one moment stands out displays how easy I was to convince something was true. As corny as it sounds, I actually do remember it like it was yesterday. I was in 7th grade and attended the Lewis F. Cole middle school in Fort Lee. This was the year where my entire social life changed. I started to go out more, spending more time with my friends rather than stay home. I also made more friends this year since this is the first time I truly interacted with kids from other elementary schools. This whole process was extremely overwhelming for the average awkward, 13 year old boy, but to add to this, we were introduced to different girls.
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We went to see Spring Breakers just because we wanted to see if we can sneak in without getting caught. We made it into the movie by crawling on sticky, popcorn butter scented floors. I had planned perfectly to sit next to the girl. An hour or so passed by and I thought now would be the best time to talk to her, in the middle of the movie. I attempted to make sweet small talk, but my valiant efforts failed. This gave me the brilliant idea to, right then and there, ask her to be my girlfriend.The sound of her voice echoed throughout the theater, everyone heard the rejection. I finished the night sitting next to her waiting for the movie to