Okay, so my and my friend Jon from youth group went to the movies. I didn't think anything about it. I think: two friends going to the movies. However, when he started to try and put his arm around me (which I defiantly ignored) I realized that he had suddenly "forgotten" all the times that I talked about YOU. Anyway, I guess guys and girls can't go to movies anymore just as friends, eh? Well, except Andrew. He's always good for a a great platonic movie. I mean, what was sk8er boi THINKING? He's 14, I'm 17. Even if I was free, which I really don't plan on ever again, I wouldn't date him. WHY CAN"T GUYS AND GIRLS BE FRIENDS! Grr.
If you were silent, do you think your friends would notice? I'm usually loud, jovial. I like to be seen as happy, whether I am or not. One day at lunch, I sat down. Someone asked me a question, I nodded my head. Tim commented on my mace earrings. I grinned and shook my head from side to side so they would bounce off my cheeks. Andrew asked why I wasn't saying anything. "It's unusual to have a silent Mary." I laughed and said that I hadn't meant to be silent. We moved to talk about the random things that friends will often talk about. Today, I sat with my usual group of "friends;" the friends with whom I fit so well. And today, I was quiet. There is a difference between quiet and silent. Especially when the quiet is you sitting, unsmiling, going through the motions and the silent includes you grinning and playing with your earrings. However, no one noticed. Isn't it odd? I think if one of my friends was bummed, I'd notice. If the were quiet, d...
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