Response to a Few Quotes 12/1/12

I spent a lot of tonight texting KR and BF.  Yes, KR is allowed to text guys now.

I'll start with KR.  I'm telling her that if she wants to do some more intense dancing, she should talk to her dance teacher.  She responds with this:

"Thank you.  You're a big help and a big inspiration"

I tell her that I'm not actually that great a dancer, and that I never get the feeling of inspiration when I'm in high school, when she gives me another heartbreaking text:

"High schoolers can be mean... I look up to you :) and compared to me you're a dance god."

To be honest, I'm not.  The world of musical theater dance is not the same as the world of dance, and in the world of dance I stand no chance.  And among the world of musical theater dance there's the world of musical theater dance for guys.  So maybe I'm a god in the world of musical theater dance for guys, but I'm not that high up in the world of dance.  But this was pleasant to hear.  KR has witnessed the normal world of dance.

On to BF...

She asks me if I had a good time at Light Up Night.  I say yes, and thank her for dragging me out.  She gives me this:

"Light Up Night is the perfect excuse for me to get a bunch of my best friends together so you were not allowed to skip out!"

Wait, am I actually in someone's group of best friends?  Granted, I am far from her number one best friend, but this is a start.  I'm getting somewhere.  And to think it's someone who I met a little more than a year ago and only see a few months out of the year.  But that's okay.  To be honest, she's one of my best friends too.  As we established before, high schoolers can be mean.

I told her thanks, when she followed up her quote from "Response to a Quote 11/14/12".

"Time for you to realize what you are worth!"

Reflection

I don't get this in high school.  Between Light Up Night last night and this tonight, I'm becoming more and more convinced I was born three years too early.  How am I going to let it go when Little Mermaid's over?  We'll have to get together sometime.  But it's not just these two.  The entire cast makes me feel more welcome than I ever feel in high school.  How am I going to live without them until next year?  What if GZ wants to take my job as choreographer?

This is why I came back for a second year.  I feel happier among the cast of the middle school musical than I feel with anyone else.  I seriously have friends with these people.  I can't question it any longer.

-NM

Note: The contents of the quotes have been slightly edited for spelling and grammatical accuracy.