A Quiet Cosy Room

When i was a sophmore in a tragic turn of events i lost all my friends. It was a depressing time in my high school experience that made being at school somewhat dreadful. What was even more dreadful- having a lunch and having no one to sit with. I didn’t have a car or a license or even a parking pass so i could not go home. I did not like to eat at the time so the lunch room was out, i am lazy and i do not do my homework so that idea was out. Everyday i would find myself walking into the quiet study room, plugging my phone in, sitting in the comfy little chair, and losing myself in a world of online entertainment. Whether i was reading something online, watching youtube videos, or streaming some tv show i was content for the 50 minutes i could leave all the drama and distractions behind me during my school day. You see having 10 months of school, approximately 22 days of school each month, an about 8 hours of school on those days, i spent a lot of time in that cosy little room.

I would see stressed out ap students come in and out, kids so tired from a late night fall asleep on the big comfy chairs, some girls probably in the same boat as me come in and sit on their ipad, but they do not return everyday unlike me. I would see freshman come in confusion on what the room was and start talking to their friends only to be given dirty looks, get the message, and scurry out. I saw countless students desperate to use a computer when all the ones were filled up in the klc only to realize that the 2 old mac books collecting dust along the wall stopped working months ago, the quiet room regs did not care enough to tell the help desk and get them fixed. In silent agreement we all knew the we were not there to get homework done, us regulars knew all the others were banished from the mainstream lunch options each for our own reasons. It became a comfort for me, that little room. Somewhere i could escape too. Now fast forward 2 years later and i have my own little group of friends and a nice lunch squad. Although I do not need that little room anymore, it will always have a special place in my heart for what it gave me.
