I can only be so grateful for the environment at my school. I tend to take it for granted but life's full of that.
I attend a small Catholic high school with 500 students. You pretty much know almost everyone on the campus. There isn't such a thing as the popular crowd or the jocks since everyone hangs out with each other. Heck, even the cheerleaders happen to be emo girls! Half of the population holds an annual pass! But of course, small sizes do have the fact of prone to gossip and drama but those are easily resolved.
Last year, junior year, was probably the worse for me. The only reason I was picked on was because I kept to myself in a few periods where I was around less-than-rational boys. They even made me cry once. But as the year passed by, I was growing irritated that I let them walk over me. So I told them to shut up in class one day as they crooned my name as I explained an answer and was relieved to find the teacher defended me.
I haven't had that problem this year as more people are recognizing that being friends with these less-than-rational boys and as soon as one of them mentions my name, one of my bigger friends comes to my rescue. It's rather nice.
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