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Simply Jenna-School People

I’ve been thinking about the whole “I’m very mature” thing. You see, I wasn’t sure if it was actually a compliment or not because, are 14 year olds supposed to be mature? Or are they supposed to act like a typical immature child? Usually, people say it kindly, as if it were a compliment, so I’ve come to the conclusion that it must be.

And now to the subject of school. School is…okay, I guess. The teachers are nice. They all seem to like me. Probably because I get straight As. My peers hate me. Well, the ones that know I exist, at least. Most of them just go on about their day, never even noticing me. Others always seem to notice me, but the only thing they seem to notice is that I’m different from them. “A freak”, they call me. Why? Just because I don’t dress like them? Just because I’m not failing every class? I mean, yeah, they seem like they have good lives and are happy. However, the truth is, I don’t care what they think of me, I would NEVER want to be like them. They’re not my type.
-Jenna

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