Ninth-grader Samuel Krueger looks back on himself. The time, when he was a third or fourth grader, feeling like he was at the top of the world. Of course he would feel like being at the front of the line walking from class to lunch or from the library to music was natural.
Wouldn’t anyone?
But he wasn’t.
After freaking out, the others would eventually let him be at the front of the line.
Middle school was different.
Samuel knew this from the feeling of being humbled. He thought others viewed him as immature and possibly annoying.
So, he changed. Closing up. Talking less.
Eventually, he started viewing himself as an introvert and slowly became more comfortable with that definition. It wasn’t forced, but something he knew would benefit him and others.
He has friends he talks to, but not often.
Maybe he’ll open up more in the future. Although difficult, he has in the past few years leading to high school. But he’s happy where he is right now.
That’s all that matters.