Back In The Dayz : 8th Grade Friend

Isn't it crazy how things can change dramatically within a short period of time ? Like friendship can change within just ONE YEAR .

I just remembered one of my good friends from 8th grade, Kylee Heurkins . And saw recent pictures of her . It kinda just brought back memories from back in the days . Although I don't know her at all now [personality-wise], to me, she's one of the dopest people I have ever met in my life .

I say that, because first, around the time, I was sorta stereotypical towards White kids . I always thought all White kids were stuck-up, snobby-ass, spoiled kids who didn't talk to anyone but their kind or people who were only popular . I don't know, but to me, she changed my opinion on White kids (not completely, but she still changed my mind) .

I don't remember exactly how we met but I do remember sittin' around her . I think we started talkin' because at the time, she was on a dance team with my ex-girlfriend (so I guess through mutual friend) . Once we started talkin' more, WOW I was sooo surprised of how nice she was . Like you gotta understand, Kylee is a freakin' WHITE GIRL (haha), like espcially back then, she looked like a preppy White girl to me . And my style back then was straight-up ghetto/gangsta (hahah oh god . .), so you know, I didn't expect her to be that cool towards me .

She was the chillest girl I knew from Rosemont (our middle school), and she was real popular with A LOT of people . I actually didin't realize how popular she was 'til the end of school year when I started noticing the crowd she hung with and how many people who knew her . And you gotta understand, the way I saw things at Rosemont, 98% of the people there were stuck-up, snobby, spoiled kids . . so it totally surprised me .

The very next year, we didn't talk/hung as much anymore cuz I guess we didn't have any classes together and we belonged in two different crownds/groups (her with the cheerleaders/jocks/popular kids; me with the Hispanics and some of 'em gangbanged) . It kinda saddens me to this day how our friendship never stayed the same because yeah, she was hella cool .

I think what changed our friendship other than us talkin'/hangin' out less, is HER friends and I . I just didn't really click with them whatsoever (I doubt she even knows this) . It's funny because I was ONCE a part of that group back in 7th grade and I played football with all the jocks . . but you know, you just don't click with certain people . I didn't/never wanted to be around them because I didn't like most of them . Don't get it twisted, some of her friends are REALLY dope (for example : her boyfriend Brian; he was the chillest White boy from our middle and high schools) . But oh well, things just don't stay the same .

To this day though, she's still hella cool/nice to me . I saw her recently when I visited my old school from California towards the end of the school year . It's funny because, she's one of the people who never called me by my real name (naw she didn't call me M.C. either haha) . She's ALWAYS called me by family nickname ("G") . I was soo surprised when she came up to me and asked "G ? What are you doin' here ?"; haha . But yeah, it was real nice seeing her again after not seeing her for a few years . .

-M.C.