That Day in Fourth Grade “People come into our lives for a reason, bringing something you must learn, and we are led to those who help us most to grow if we let them and we help them in return. -Glinda” One of my best friends today, Teonna Frye, has influenced a lot of the choices that have made me into who I am today. I first met her as a “not-so-little,” brown-haired fourth grader. She was a giant that towered over all the kids in our grade. I sat down next to her, eager to find out who she was. As we talked, I noticed her accent. The way she talked seemed awkward and very forced, but it turns out she was from South Dakota. I was lucky enough to land myself a spot in the same class as my new friend. Little did I know after that day,
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All of the St. George kids had all moved over and settled into their new lockers. I no longer had lockers next to people I knew and I will admit it was terrifying. As the awkwardness faded with the days, we had both met new people and reported back to each other at the end of each day. Freshmen year was the year I became fully self-aware and Teonna had a big influence on who I was. She was big into makeup, so that means I was too. I woke up every morning at six o’clock to perfect my hair and pack on an inhumane amount of makeup to my face. At the time I thought this is what everyone expected of me. I had tried so hard to try and look good but it was extremely exhausting, which is weird because Teonna made it looks so easy. I never thought about taking off my makeup until one day that I woke up extremely late and I rode to school with my sister looking like what I thought to be a sickly homeless person. The people at school did not even see a difference, or they just never told me about it. I sat back and wondered why I had put myself through all that tedious work, just so everyone would see a fake version of myself. My whole outlook had changed on how I viewed myself and other people. If people did not like me for me then they are not people I want to be around. I am so happy that from being influenced by my best friend because, I have
All of the St. George kids had all moved over and settled into their new lockers. I no longer had lockers next to people I knew and I will admit it was terrifying. As the awkwardness faded with the days, we had both met new people and reported back to each other at the end of each day. Freshmen year was the year I became fully self-aware and Teonna had a big influence on who I was. She was big into makeup, so that means I was too. I woke up every morning at six o’clock to perfect my hair and pack on an inhumane amount of makeup to my face. At the time I thought this is what everyone expected of me. I had tried so hard to try and look good but it was extremely exhausting, which is weird because Teonna made it looks so easy. I never thought about taking off my makeup until one day that I woke up extremely late and I rode to school with my sister looking like what I thought to be a sickly homeless person. The people at school did not even see a difference, or they just never told me about it. I sat back and wondered why I had put myself through all that tedious work, just so everyone would see a fake version of myself. My whole outlook had changed on how I viewed myself and other people. If people did not like me for me then they are not people I want to be around. I am so happy that from being influenced by my best friend because, I have