I always felt Thomas was disconnected with my friend group and I. Thomas and I have always had our issues growing up. I was jealous of him in a way, we grew up in two different worlds. I hated his music, his family, his expensive clothes, I hated that he had all the things that I wish I had. He was one of the only white kids in this school and he thinks that he is better than us. I’m forced to hang out with him because his mom and my mom are friends and he would occasionally be dropped off at my house while our parents go shopping or whatever. Me and my friends would pick on him and always crack jokes on him. He would always be at the butt of the joke and never roasted us back. Maybe if there were things that Thomas and I had in common maybe we would get along. If he was interested in comics, or wrestling, or superheroes as much as I was then maybe we could be friends.

I always felt disconnected with Micheal and his friend group. We always had problems with each other growing up. In a way I was jealous of him, we come from very different backstories. I would always get made fun of by him and his friend group because of how different I was. I could never fit in, I was a white kid in a predominantly black school which made things difficult for me. I hated Thomas, because he could easily fit in with those around him and I always felt like an outcast. I hated his music, his friends, his different style of fashion, I hated that he had all the things that I wish I had. Our parents are good friends with each other so I would have to be dropped off at Micheal’s house when they go out with each other. I hated it there because I would always get made fun of by Micheal and his friends. I wish we had things in common like comics, wrestling, or superheroes, then maybe we could be friends.