You and your best friend Lynn were starting your first day of middle school. As childish, awkward, and cringe-worthy 13-year-olds in the early 2000s, your life consisted of wanting to be the most popular kids at school and having boy crushes. The two of you experienced the struggles of puberty, heartbreaks, and friendship drama, but at least you had each other.

Lynn and you stood next to each other, nervous yet excited grins on your faces. He pulled you by the hand into the building, looking around at the students and making casual comments about them. "Woah, girl, look at John... He got a piercing! Do you think that's real? Probably not, right?"