LOL LONG VENT RANTISH THING IGNORE IF YOU WANT
Okay so i was at rehearsals and I got a text. I was informed of something that was.. well, unpleasant to say the least. I tried to ignore it, but texts kept coming in. Muted my phone. Horrible thoughts came in through my brain. I kind of retreated to a corner and put my head down. Sometimes blocking other people out was better, and sometimes it was worse. It was always a 50/50 chance. This time, it made it worse. I should have assumed so much would happen. The first person to come over was my cousin. I couldn't tell her what was wrong, because it involved my family. I couldn't have her telling anyone else, or having a bad impression on them. She talked to me for a bit, said she'd always be there to help me. Rushed on stage right after that. Okay, maybe one person cared about me. As that thought crossed my mind, one of my other friends passed by and nudged me with a prop stick. The conversation went almost the exact same as a conversation the previous rehearsal. He asked if I was okay. Not exactly. He asked what was wrong. I couldn't tell him. He asked if there was anything he could do to help. No, I can't even do anything to help. Though, this time he just knelt down and hugged me. No further conversation. He just told me to text him if I ever needed anything.
Sobbed my eyes out the second he walked away.
We were supervising the Theater stand for 8th grade orientation, and everyone was constantly pulling me back into the hustle of things when they noticed me drifting. I'm so grateful for all of them. [Side note: I'm a Freshman and all of these people were Juniors and Seniors, so I kind of felt like I was being pulled up to their level and babied at the same time] It was one of the best nights I've had in a while.
I love my friends and family so much, and it's gonna pain me to leave them. I simply can't leave them now, it's gotten to a point where it's gonna hurt more if I leave them than when I left my friends in Vegas. I'm not ready yet, and I'm not sure if I'll ever see them again. It's not something I'm ready to face. Even the sheer thought of leaving them makes me want to cry my eyes out. Being stuck with, yet again, my dysfunctional family. Being told, yet again, to start over a new life, that we'd be sticking around for a while. And then they move us away again. And again. And again.
If you happen to be someone I know reading this, know that I love you guys. Wouldn't trade you for anything. And I'll miss you so damn much when I inevitably have to leave you again. Take this as a message to appreciate the people you have while you've still got them. Live in the moment when you can. Focusing on the future is for lame people. I mean, unless you're a senior in high school. Then you might need to focus on the future a bit.
Also, my PM's are open if anyone's going through something and wants to talk<3
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