Dear 14-year old me,

This week is the first day of high school for you. After years of wanting to escape middle school, you will finally escape. But, here are somethings to expect when you start:

You will find love.

After years of having crushes on people, your love life will finally go somewhere. You are, however, going to find love in the wrong people. There are going to be people who take your love and use you for it. They won't treat you right and you won't realize it until it is too late. After all of that, you will find the one. You will find the person who won't abuse your love. They will treat you with the respect you deserve. They will love you unconditionally, even if you think to yourself, "How could they ever love you?" You will keep them forever in your heart because they are the first person to deserve that spot in your heart.

You will not keep the same friends after high school.

I know, you cannot believe that the friends you just made could ever leave you. But, they will. Some will leave without a word. Some will have the final word. With some, though, you will have the final word. You will realize that some friends are not really your friends. They will be there for you when you need them, but at some point, you need to let them go. Although, some friends, you will keep for the rest of your life. You will never be able to shake them from your life because they are there for you. They were there for the bad times and the good times. They are your true friends. You will forever go get midnight snacks at the grocery store and have late night talks at McDonalds with them.

And, finally, you will find yourself.

After years of going through your emo stage and your makeup stage, you will find you. You will find out the real things in life you love. You will find the thing that will set what you want to do for the rest of your life. You will find out there are somethings you use to do that you actually hate. For once in you life, you will not have to fake your interests to fit to everyone else's interests. You will get to express yourself in ways you could never have imagined. For once in your life, you will feel like yourself in your skin.

You will not escape the drama of high school. Everyone has the drama. But, overall, high school was a lot better than you expected it to be. So enjoy every dance, football game, sleepover, and party that you go to. You will cherish those moments for the rest of your life and they make some great stories for college.

Love, the person you are now.