this might be the silliest thing i've ever written but it's so real. i started this in 9th grade when i was experiencing "heart ache" and jealousy for some boy.i'm over it but the memories and actions of every single one of us never ends. so the story is not really done yet. it might not ever be.
(2008)
prologue:
I've known Jolene Baldridge ever since
I moved here at 5 years old. But, we weren't best friends or anything. I remember we had really fun in Sunday School when I was in 6th grade, with our other friend Nyssa. But when I was in 7th grade I had catechism class with a new girl, Alexandra, and I can't remember if we talked. But, if I think about it, it's like she (Jolene) completely changed out of that year.But, we must have talked because by the time she was in catechism it was like we were best friends.It was really weird and sad kind of. She was really different, bi, emo. But it didn't matter to me, really. I mean it's kind of sad that time caught up to us like this. And,when Jo came to class, new people came- Jerry, Marcus, Lauren. And by that time, Alexandra and I weren't as close as in the first year. Which is sad too.
Jolene is completely different as I remember from 5th to 6th grade. But we're really close now. But I'll never forget the 3 of us in Sunday School, Jolene, Nyssa, and me with Mr. Beyersdorf. Jolene with long hair, kind of sweet. And the 3 of us laughing at jokes of the doughnut king.
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Now that Jerry was "dating" Lauryn, I didn't know what to expect or believe for that matter. But what I did believe or think was Alex firmly thought Jerry still liked her because she's sat by him now every other week. Which is fascinating because I thought she didn't like him. She and I haven't talked since the youth conference in Ashevillle the previous summer, and before that, we barely spoke. My first year of catechism I was friends with Alex. I was real excited because a girl that was my age! At the time I was friends with Molly who was 4 years younger. The first year was great, then came the second year.8th grade. It was me, Alex, Jolene, and ...Jerry and Marcus Lucas. I came more anticipated to hang out with Joe because, well she could communicate so well to Jerry. By then I had a humongous crush on him. And "knowing" Jolene, I'm guessing, she never gets shy around boys.So with bonding with Joe, whom I guessed was like that all along, and forcing myself to be "cool" in front of Jerry, Alexandra Nicole Fisher was soon pushed aside.