Over the last week, I’ve discovered something really strange about being almost done with high school. For so long, I’ve been waiting for my senior year to come, starting from when I would watch coming-of-age movies as a kid to waiting for my “blow off year” while I was in the depths of whatever junior year was. But now I don’t know if I’m ready to let go of it. I’ve measured the last four years with exciting events, like school dances, breaks, concerts and weekends, and even with all that to look forward to, I’ve always found something to complain about.
“That class goes by so slow.”
“That weekend was so short.”
“I can’t believe we still have two months left.”
But last week I was having a conversation with my friend, and we realized that all of that is actually coming to an end, and in two weeks I won’t be saying “See you next week” to the people I pass in the hallways after 3:05 p.m. That’s something hard to process.
Somewhere along the way, and I’m really not even sure where, the routines I developed and the familiar faces I’ve spent hours with every week have become the thing I’m going to miss the most. Despite the challenges I’ve faced and the lessons I’ve learned, South brought me my best friends and that’s something I’ll always be thankful for. People who are there to make me feel better when I’m overwhelmed, overact and complain about the most normal situations with me, and make me laugh until I actually pee my pants. But the truth is, in a few months, we won’t be living 10 minutes away from each other, and I know people say that won’t change anything, but it will.
All of that to say, this won’t stop me from missing school a handful of times before the year’s over, but I think I’ve finally realized that I should just make the most of the days I have left. Because I won’t always get to complain about the most unnecessary things with my friends every day, and that small thing is what I’m going to miss the most from high school. So thank you to all the people I’ve met and grown close with at South for making my bad days good and my good days even better.
