A Middle Schooler with a Crush
From middle school on I had this idea in my head that I was going to date and marry a girl I had known since kindergarten. It was because I liked Spiderman and I had decided I too was going to fall in love with and get my "Mary Jane" at the end of the movie. And now, as I'm writing this I realize that is when my "main character" trauma started. What is main character trauma you ask? Well it's when you are convinced, and I mean CONVINCED that your life is like the Truman show and you are the main character and that everyone cares about you and your life and your story. The trauma part comes in when you realize you're feeling feelings or thinking thoughts that could be scripted in a movie for the main character but aren't necessarily real life thoughts or feelings you're actually having. For example, while I did get to take my Mary Jane to the senior prom, she went off and started her life in a different direction and we never spoke much ...