Sparkly rainbow
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- Nov 28, 2025
- 8
In my personal life, being a kid (4-11) was the only time in my life when I was happy. Maybe it was because we were innocent, had little responsibilities or were carefree and naive. I constantly think of the past and reminisce about my childhood days especially ages 8-11 (The age when we develop character and mature.)
I remember I had the social skills and confidence to talk to new people and make friends. I was even part of a friend group and would play 4 square together. I felt like I belonged there and had a genuine connection with people. I even introduced my best friend to my other friends and he did the same. He was truly my missing puzzle piece and completed me as a person. We would share secrets, talk about our crushes, we would cry in front of each other if something was wrong. We were truly meant for each other and promised we would always be there for each other during high school, university and life beyond that.
Here is where everything changed.
When it was time to go to high school. I begged my parents to send me to a private school with my best friend but they refused, saying things like "people change and grow into different people" or "you were only close because you were both kids." I can still remember vividly the first day of high school. People were making friends and opening this new chapter of life. Meanwhile, I was just sitting at my desk wondering what to do. I had never experienced the pain of loneliness or alienation in my life. My best friend would always be there for me but now our lives split into completely different trajectories. My only thing that I had in my life was now gone. My will to live and my hope for the future completely shattered and has left me a broken person.
I remember I had the social skills and confidence to talk to new people and make friends. I was even part of a friend group and would play 4 square together. I felt like I belonged there and had a genuine connection with people. I even introduced my best friend to my other friends and he did the same. He was truly my missing puzzle piece and completed me as a person. We would share secrets, talk about our crushes, we would cry in front of each other if something was wrong. We were truly meant for each other and promised we would always be there for each other during high school, university and life beyond that.
Here is where everything changed.
When it was time to go to high school. I begged my parents to send me to a private school with my best friend but they refused, saying things like "people change and grow into different people" or "you were only close because you were both kids." I can still remember vividly the first day of high school. People were making friends and opening this new chapter of life. Meanwhile, I was just sitting at my desk wondering what to do. I had never experienced the pain of loneliness or alienation in my life. My best friend would always be there for me but now our lives split into completely different trajectories. My only thing that I had in my life was now gone. My will to live and my hope for the future completely shattered and has left me a broken person.
