My Metamorphosis

A metamorphosis is a biological process that an animal goes through as it’s body changes into something more developed. Most people thing of ugly little caterpillars that wrap themselves up in a cocoon and come out as this cute little butterfly. In my second year of high school, I went through my own sort of metamorphosis, except instead of it being something so physical like bug puberty, I went through it on a more spiritual level. What I mean is, during my Sophomore year of high school, someone came along and wrapped me up in my own little blanket of security and helped me fix all of my little sources of anxiety until I could drop that blanket and continue on without it. When I think of this time in my life, I think of Julius Ceaser, which we had to read in English; pizza, which I ate for lunch every single day for the entire school year; and Makinsey, who helped me become a new, better version of myself.

That is to say: boring, confusing, and lonely. The only difference was, I started Sophomore year out as a Wayne County Cardinal, because the school I had attended previously was closed down at the end of my Freshman year. We were merged with our rival school, and so everyone from my school of Monticello Independent went in to Sophomore year awkward and uncomfortable. The new school was at least five times bigger, so even the kids that did happen to already have friends at Wayne County were left on their own for a few classes. At that point in my life, I had several friends but only one that I would hang out with after school or on