I honestly don’t know what to write about. Turner’s the writer. He always edits my “What I Did Last Summer” essays. Turner has been my best friend since we were born. We have the same birthday and our parents are best friends, too. I don’t know what I’d do without him. I hope he feels the same way about me.
But anyway. I heard Turner told you all about the awesome summer we had planned. Our birthday is in the summer, so we always plan something fun around then, but this year we started our senior year of high school. We’d been told for months last school year how we should start preparing junior year (we did), and even do stuff over the summer. “Be ready: senior year is busy” everyone said. So we decided to make this summer our best one yet. We’ll be planning for college and getting ready to pack up and go away next year, so as our dads say: let the good times roll!
I won’t give it all away, but a lot of our fun happens right in the woods and near the creek by our houses. We have a tree house there our dads built. It’s like a headquarters. What else is there to know about me? I’m a true “the fourth” when it comes to my name. It just sort of became a thing. I haven’t thought so far about kids, but if the girl is cool with it, I wouldn’t mind a “the fifth” if the opportunity arises. I’m an Outdoor Boy, just like Turner. He got top rank a couple years ago, but I’m still working on it. He pushes me to the point of irritation sometimes – but that’s what friends do, right? Or is that just me and Turner?
Both Turner and I are only children, and are each others’ best friend. We don’t have a whole lot of other good friends, but we’re cool with most of the kids at school. It’s hard not to be, since Glass is so small. An everyone knows everyone sort of situation. Even our girlfriends are best friends with each other.
I want to go to college far from here. Turner wants to go to New York for school, but I’m thinking out West, where it’s warmer. I love Glass, but Midwest weather is the worst. Just about the only good thing I can think of is school gets canceled. There’s either too much snow and ice, it’s too cold, or our school building loses power. We actually had that happen the other day. It canceled an activity that night and school the next day. But the day after that we had to go back, just in time to have one of those distance learning days the next day. Kinda dumb if you ask me. I want to go out West where it’s warm. Maybe close to the beach. I guess I should probably figure out a major first. If the school doesn’t have the thing I want, what’s the point?
Turner’s already focused on what he wants and how he plans to get there. I don’t know how he does it. I need to stop comparing myself to him though. He’s my motivation and my encouragement that I can do what I put my mind and effort into. Like this blog post. Maybe I should apply that to thinking about what I want to do in college and for the rest of my life.
This wasn’t meant to be introspection – is that what it’s called? I just wanted to introduce myself so you can get to know me a little more. Thanks for listening to my ranting.
– Jay