Two years ago, I was at a summer camp for artists
The person who sat next to me in graphic design was an amazing digital artist
But I had no idea what their gender was
I didn't know their name either
I just referred to them by "them/they"
I still have to this day and done the same with people I meet that I don't know the gender of because that person made me feel so awful that I didn't know their name
This was also about the same time I learned about trans, non-bianary, and gender fluid stuff
I've felt guilty about hat for two years
At the same camp, I met a wonderful friend of mine that I'll just call E
We became close friends and had a small group with this other girl.
On the last day, E got kinda pissed at us for having lunch with some other people
I never got to say goodbye
I never got to apologize
Until this year when she transferred to my school
It was amazing, getting to see her again
She said "I'm sorry I was a bit of a jerk last time you saw me"
And I wanted to say "You? I thought I was the jerk!"
But I didn't
And she'll never know how much I missed her and how guilty I felt that she thought we had abandoned her
Because I'm never gonna tell her
Because how freaking pathetic would that be of me
To tell her she was on the long list of people I'm not friends with anymore because I didn't show that I cared enough
But I got to take her name off that list
And I'm glad
But it's still a long list
I guess if there's any moral to this, it's that you need to communicate how much you care about your friends and family
And be sure that you know someone's name or at least their pronouns after you've sat next to them for 5 weeks straight
Like Jeeze I didn't even give them a nickname in this chapter
I guess I'll just call them X cause x is a cool letter and they were a pretty awesome artist
I also met a good friend who was an awesome sketcher
And one that loved Halsey and is now a furry and does some lit art commissions
And one who loved anime and was obsessed with Assassination Classroom
So yeah
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