I chilled with Richard Chu (who just came back from China), JJ, DK, Nhi, Mark, Jared, Garie, and Sheridan. Around 7:30 I had to leave so I could be home for dinner. I said good bye to everybody and hugged them. Sheridan almost crushed my bones and I couldn't breathe for a second or two. It was at that moment that it finally registered. I mean the whole day he kept saying "I don't wanna go guys. I wish I could just stop time right now. I can't believe I'm leaving tomorrow."
But that hug.. made it real. He's leaving. I'm not gonna see him as much anymore. Granted, we haven't hung out that much over the summer, but now I'm not gonna see him when school starts either cause we're going our separate ways. We're really going our own ways. I'm leaving in 8 days. Sure, I'm going to Davis and it's not that far away.. But for the people going to So Cal and such..
I know that I don't talk to him much anymore, but I still consider Sheridan to be a good friend of mines. This might sound corny, but I've watched him grow. I remember he used to be so shy and self-conscious.. Okay, so maybe he's still a little self-conscious, but not nearly as much as he used to be. Now, he's no longer afraid to be different, to be loud, to be funny while worrying what people might think of him. &he makes me laugh everytime I'm with him. He's grown up and become a different person, yet he's still the kind-hearted and hilarious Sheridan that we know and love. Words can't even describe how proud of him I am.
This is it guys.
This is it.
For some of you, you'll see this as the end. The end of friendships, the end of your teenage years, the end of highschool, the end of the old you. But for others, you'll see this as the beginning. The beginning of new friendships, the beginning of college, the beginning of your new life, the beginning of the new you.
For me, it's a little bit of both. I'm going to miss all of you. And I know we say that we'll keep in touch and such.. but honestly, it's not going to be the same. Sometimes that's a bad thing, sometimes it's a good thing - but things are going to change. They've already started changing, actually. Some of you I know I probably won't ever see again. Some of you I know I won't be as close to as I was before. And a few of you I know I will keep in touch with for a very, very long time. Maybe for life.
And as sad as this all sounds.. I still can't wait to leave. Especially after this summer. Actually, especially after these past two years. They've just been packed with drama and they've made me realize that I need to leave. To meet new people. To start over. To find myself. &As much as I'll miss the bay, my friends, my family, my two puppies, etc.. I need to do this. We all do.
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