Schoolsick

If homesickness is a legitimate physical distress, then schoolsickness can be too. I must expand, nonetheless.

During my freshman and sophomore year, I was a very socially awkward individual. Don't get me wrong - I still very much am. But during my first years of high school I stuck with two or three people and didn't do much wandering, socially speaking. This past year, through choir and theatre and my general increase in coolness, I expanded what my mother calls my circle of friends to something that satisfies even her expectations. Whereas I used to have one or two friends that I really got to know on a personal level, I feel like I have done that times one hundred this year.

I generally tend to stay locked up in my room, though that isn't what I prefer. I would prefer to be out and about with people I know and love. Playing, writing, talking, laughing. That's what I would prefer to do. And now, going into the third week of summer, I am beginning to get a little schoolsick. Sure, I miss the work, but I miss all of the awesome people I have met. I have been texting them and chatting online, but it isn't the same. It can't be. Nothing can match looking them in the eye, smiling at them, and seeing them smile back. Something like that can't be substituted (except with maybe a big cup of tea and a long book).

I wish I had more time to socialize.