procrastination, the homework, the friendships, and the nasty cafeteria food, the calls to old friends...the I miss yous...And the I LOVE yous... And the What are we doing tonights?... somewhere between all of the changing and growing&the skipping classes, the studying for tests, And the pretending to be studying for tests, And the downright not studying for tests, I forgot...I forgot what it meant to cry ...I forgot that pretending to be happy doesnt make you happy...I forgot that pretending new to be smart doesnt make you smart...And that pretending to be ok doesnt make you ok...I forgot that you cant just forget the past in fear of the future...I forgot that you cant control falling in love...And that you cant make yourself fall in love...I learned...I learned that I can love...I learned that its ok to mess up...And its ok to ask for help...And its ok to feel like crap...I learned its ok to complain and whine to all your friends for a whole day...That somehow they'll make it all better...I learned that sometimes the things you want most you just cant have...I learned that the greatest thing about middle school isn't going to be who is the most popular or going to be the parties...or the drinking not even the hook-ups...Its the friendships, which means taking chances...I learned that sometimes the things we forgive and forget are the things which we most need to TALK out...I learned that letters from friends are the most important thing...And that sending cards to your friends makes you feel better...But, basically, I just learned that my friends, Both old and new, Are the most important people to me in the world.