Yeah, certified "smart kid" here, and I had some friends, but most of my close friends weren't in my classes, so I barely got to see them. I love learning, it's literally the reason why I'm learning another language rn and spend hours tinkering with my laptop, but I fucking hated school. It was so monotonous and tiring, and I was waking up before sunrise to get ready for school but frequently went to sleep past 12 am. Add clubs and sports on that and I had mornings where I seriously wondered why I was still alive.

I cried several times each week in my classes, and sometimes at the front of the room near the teachers desk. Whenever I recount the various times I silently cried in class, my friends look horrified.

Highschool was not kind.