Belonging

High School.
You either had a good time, or you absolutely hated it. To me, the desire to fit in and feel a belonging was paramount as a freshman joining a sea of new faces and cliques, not to mention the unfamiliar territory I would be spending the next four years. Intimidation and fear were a couple of the emotions I experienced at first. But after some coarse tuning and a little faith, I was a typical "high school kid."
I recognized early the need to have friends. And to me, the more friends I could get the better. I didn't care what ethnicity, social status, or clique they were affilia…