The next school year a new girl came to school. She was creative, she loved to craft, and she was kind.

I'm going to call her Gigi.

She was kind but also observant. She noticed that I liked crafting, that I was a creative writer, and that I did many things to help others. She also noticed how I flinched often, was always alone, and seemed to know where everyone was all the time.

She was intrigued.

Gigi then, started to follow me around the three room school.

"What's your name?"

"(Insert name) Who are you?"

She grinned like she'd won the lottery. "I'm Gigi! I liked the essay you read yesterday. You're very creative."

I shrugged awkwardly, "Thanks."

"So... what are you making?" She guestured to a strange contraption I had taped together on the side of the table.

"A catapult. It's for a school project." I had no idea what was happening, "Don't worry, I'm not breaking any rules. I asked the teacher. It's for physics."

"Hey... do you think I could watch? That sounds cool!"

"Uh... sure?" I was really confused. I hadn't really conversed with anyone in this manner before. Most of the time they walked away by now. I was so unsure how to respond to someone actually continually talking to me kindly.

We wound up talking as I made the catapult - more like she asked questions, and I awkwardly responded.

The next day, she talked to me as I shot things out of the catapult and measured the distance. I found that I enjoyed it. She even helped me with my project.

"You don't have to help me, you know." I had told her.

Then she shocked me with her next words. I hadn't heard anything like them since I was five, "That's what friends do... isn't it?" She giggled at my confused expression, "You might be a bit confusing, but I you're a good person." When I didn't respond, her expression dropped slightly, "We are friends... right?"

"Yeah..." I found myself replying, "I... guess we are."

Her expression brightened, and I knew I'd said the right thing.

Gigi became my best friend. She was an extravert, and extremely chatty, but she knew when to back off. Due to me being Ambivert, I needed a bit of socializing and a bit of alone time to exist happily, and I still get that with her. I found myself sharing parts of my past I'd never shared with anyone. She supported me with every step.

The next year, a new group of students came. All of them were bullies. By Christmas, I had switched to my final highschool - a school with a strict no bullying policy.

I kept contact with Gigi. She joined my youth group, and I'd never been happier. In August 2021, I will attend college. I'm going to study Theater and Special Ed — in the hopes of becoming a Drama Therapist.

I was once a lost girl; wandering aimlessly. I was looking for something, but I didn't know what.

I might still be broken, hurt, scared, and mentally ill. Everything isn't perfect, but it's okay...

Because I've found myself.

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So yeah. The rest of this book, will be different aspects of my life, things I left out in this brief summary, maybe some rants about life, etcetera.

Thank you,