Marina

To make the world a more tolerable place, I believe we first have to start with the little things such as apologizing and forgiving. Even if it's just for the little things like eating someone else's last doughnut or bumping into them in the hall way. Apologizing and forgiving can make the difference in someone's day. Their mood, their attitude, towards the people in their lives, and through their daily activity, can be changed. If people really meant and were sincere about the way they said sorry, just about every human would be more polite, calm, and or understanding. Kind of like a domino effect. I know we are all humans and we all have our days of wanting to kick everyone down or wanting to be left alone but at least people would be able to talk things through and get over it. The whole thing with apologizing is that it comes with a packet of relief. The things that drag along when we feel bad can easily dissolve with simple steps to apologize. Even though not everything is forgivable, the way we choose to see the problem will be a little better.


"Be the change that you want to see in the world," Mohandas Ghandi.

The experience

Every single day from 3:30 to 5:30 after school, Monday through Friday, volleyball takes place. A gym full of teenage, drama absorbing, work out complainers, emotional accidents waiting to happen, is never really something to look forward to on any day unless your suited up with an attitude of "volleyball is what I'm here for, not you," type of deal. Well it just so happens to be that on a dry, cold, long, dragging, never seems to be ending day, I let my guard down. I've never felt such a wanting to sew the lips shut of every person who opened there mouth with words that had no relevance to do with volleyball. I felt as if my mind was slowly getting taken over by the mind set of my mother, easily aggravated and impatient. Throughout about three fourths of the way through practice, I worked so hard to hold my tongue. I needed to get out but there was no way of escaping the drama, ignorance, the non importance of he said she said in a gym filled with the staleness of the cold weather. What was to happen next was not something I knew I cradled within me.

Out of the core of my stomach I yelled out so very loudly, to everyone who was human, to shut up! Then I went on a rant about how no one cares about the stupid problems that won't matter anymore in a couple of days, that's when I started pin pointing the girls, who's voices made me want to rip out there voice boxes and make them eat it. Through the whole rant no one tried to stop me, no one tried to do anything. Long story short, I have never felt so relieved and horrible at the same time. I bursted out crying do to the fact that I was so overwhelmed with everything. At the end of practice, I made an announcement, and all eyes were on me. I could feel the eyes of those who hated, felt sorry for, and agreed with me. As I opened my mouth I started with, I'm sorry to everyone that I hurt and embarrassed, I'm sorry for what had happened.

That was all I said and things seemed to be better. The air around me felt lighter and some of the evil glares turned into a let's just move on type of deal.

Santanna

Big mouthed people tick me off. Like when you're walking in the halls trying to get around the little groups that gather themselves by their lockers or in the commons and you can't even bother to hear yourself think because all I can hear is that loud mouthed annoying voice in front of me she reminds me of one of those dolls you buy for your kid when you press their hand or foot they never shut up.

Sometimes I just want to tell her "shut up you big mouthed girl nobody care about your drama". Honestly why do people talk so loud? Why would they want everyone to hear their whole conversation? Do they not get enough attention, are they lonely or what because that shit is really irritating. Honestly I don't think people care to hear what others have to say if it has nothing to do with them.
I finally got to the point we're I was feed up with her, so I just did something about it. I saw her at her locker so I just walked up to her I had no intention of doing anything but I just couldn't stop thinking about the last two weeks she's been running her mouth about me. All of a sudden I just slammed her locker shut and just snapped I pushed her up against the wall and went off.

Later that day the dean called me into his office we discussed what happened and how it could affect me. Then he told he was going to call my mother and then he told me I was going to be suspended for the rest of the day.

Wayne

High school drama is a bitch isn't it? Well I have some things to say about it seeing as how I was it and then I became the victim of it. Alright honestly people that do it are pretty pathetic because they should know by the time high school ends whoever they were than in high school won't matter once they're out. I mean seriously there's always going to be somebody bigger and badder out there. I knew this kid that thought he could walk around do whatever he liked talk however he wanted but one day he went home messed up beyond belief like all he did was go around smoking and drinking and popping pills and one day he talked to his brother the wrong way and started pushing him around let's just say the kid had a fat upper lip bruised and all and almost got a tooth knocked out. That's why I say one day their going to meet somebody that isn't going to take their s***, and show them how it really is in adult life.


Maybe I've been mislead but I'm pretty sure school wasn't meant to socialize and start fights so why should they bother showing up. I know I was negative the last two years but once you mature and look back and look at all your old friends you realize how childish you were then. It's pretty disappointing to see how you were if you do realize it in time.

When you do see it you see why others were always irritated with you because now I see it and go through it is pretty aggravating.

If people didn't feel the need to pick at peoples flaws than there wouldn't have to be so much childish drama, Without all that people would be more free to work stress free. Because usually stress clouds the mind, and hinders peoples thinking and working ability there is no reason for this drama either because it doesn't change anyone's life just causes more hate than anything. Maybe if people soon realized that focusing on the positives of another is the way to go high school or any place for that matter would be a lot smoother, and there would be more graduates and better quality work for everything. It's pretty obvious that when douche bags play the asshole role no one wants to do anything but seek a way to get back at him or her.

I've learned a lot through my sixteen years more than I should do to my stupidity but I learned that in order to have an easy drama free life it is better to mind your own business. Because basically you say something and someone else is always going to twist it and someone always has to get huffy and throw their balls on the table. It's ridiculous that people can't just do it the right mature way and go up to the person's face and ask and see if it's true or not. I should know that finding out for yourself or just not being social helps I've seen improvement with my work and mood.