I realized today how much I dislike high school. There are almost no people my age I can relate to - they're all caught up in their cliques and trying to be "cool". When I started this year, I tried to befriend people, but because I'm a good listener and sympathetic, it ended up with me listening to them talk about their problems and achievements - they didn't care about me. I eat lunch on my own, most of the time. The people I care about and can actually converse with all go to other schools. I've alienated myself from most of the guys because I stood up for a girl they were talking about behind her back and in general, don't care to hear others put down. I really don't care for most teenaged girls. The friends I've made are mostly people I've stood up for. People don't like working with me on assignments because I'm a perfectionist and don't believe in "it's good enough". Oh, and did I mention the three jocks who have threatened to beat me up because I understand math that they don't?
