When I was five, I had the best friend in the whole world.
Her name was Molly, which was a really tragic name for someone born in the 90's. I mean, really? Were they trying to rebel against past atrocities like 'Zowie Bowie'? I'm not entirely sure, as I was never able to have a face-to-face with those unimaginative assholes, but maybe they just had no clue what they were doing to their far-sighted daughter.
Poor Molly was one of those kids my ex, Tyler, and I kicked off the jungle gym for having ridiculous spectacles. These things covered the whole of her face. She wasn't in my kindergarten social class; she was a total nerd! (Note: This was long before I learned of my own nerdiness, though mine is very sophisticated, as I only fall for the good stuff like Doctor Who and Star Trek.)
But something made me pity this little girl. Maybe it was the extra pathetic way her face hit the splintery woodchips when we kicked her down. Maybe I could see past her appearance and saw the inner genius waiting to explode from her scrawny body. Maybe it was because she was one of the only girls in my recess group and my instinct to survive kicked in and I knew the girls had to stick together if they wanted to overcome the cootie epidemic.
Or maybe, just maybe... it was because she shared a cookie with me during milk time.
That was more likely.
Molly and I hit it off. After we split that homemade chocolate chip straight down the middle, we were inseparable. Even her atrocious overalls didn't scare me away now; we were in it together.
We told each other everything because we knew we couldn't be the best of friends until we knew absolutely everything about one another. i made her forget her insecurities and she began to be happy with herself. I made her more popular.
And then that bitch went behind my back and told my mortal enemy every secret I told her and they made fun of me until the end of the school year.
Moral of the story?
It's a mother effin' secret for a reason, dumbass!
If you don't want people to know, keep it to yourself!
Up next: Kindergarten 3 :: Teachers from Hell
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