Dear thirteen year old Sameera, You are currently in middle school. You are realizing that it is nothing like elementary school. There will be non-sense drama and people trying/wanting to grow up. Don't be like those people. However, you will end up hanging out with people who are always dealing with all sorts of drama. Luckily you will be smart enough to stay true to yourself no matter what. You will always be there for your friends, when some of them go through hell. You experience a drift from some of your friends from elementary school. It will be okay. Nothing horrible will happen. That is just life. You will still talk to them every once in a while. You will still be best friends with few people from elementary school. Those people could potentially be your best friends for life.
When seventh grade comes around, you will make new friends and believe that these will your best friends for life.. Just wait until high school to figure out who your best friends for life will be. No need to think about that far in the future. Meanwhile, you will hangout with them every single day for the next few years.
Because you are wanting to stay true to yourself, you might not be pleased by everyone. You are going to keep on using this concept that you learned from elementary school: if you're nice to people, then you are will not have a hard time making friends. You are going to learn that this concept will not always work. You are going to learn that today's concept of making new friends is mostly based on appearances and the clothes you wear. That "today's concept" will not lead you to true friends.
You are going to realize that not a lot of people will care about your kindness. They even might take of advantage it. Please watch out. By end of sixth grade, you are going to start wearing makeup and somewhat straighten your hair everyday. Do me a favor, don't do that everyday. Take this time to sleep-in until 8:30 AM or even 9 AM, because school will not start around 9 AM again for a long time. Sleep is very important and can make difference in your life.
You are going to start liking the stuff that everyone in school has and wear. Before you buy that item, ask yourself this: "Are you buying this because you like it or because everyone has it. Once you start wearing popular clothing brands, like Aeropostale, you might receive a comment behind your back. Do not care what people say about you in any situation. Wear what you like. Wear it for no one, but for yourself.
You are going to do some really dumb stuff. Think before you do. Your life is not a movie/TV show. You will be lucky that whatever you do will not go out of hand. There will be times that you will feel left out. It is okay. Use that time to do things that will make you happy. Start a hobby, such as writing or drawing.
Eighth grade might be your favorite year because you got the best teachers ever!! You are going to do a great job on making the best of it in your Language Arts class. That class will actually reveal your true happiness because of the people in that class. They might think you are crazy, but they will not judge you. They might tease you though. You will never forget your teachers. Your U.S. History and Science teacher will teach you valuable lessons for life. You might forget some, but not too many. You will definitely miss them and wish that they were also your high school teachers.
You will make a new friend. You are going to think that y'all will be best friends. Spoiler alert: Your friendship with her will only last a couple of months. As time passes by, you are going to learn so much from how and why that friendship ended. It will be a valuable lesson. Later on, you are going to realize that you deserved better. Keep in mind, you guys will be still be civilized.
Things will change in eighth grade, but you will be okay. Change is good. You will truly learn the concept of change later on. By the end of eighth grade, you will believe that high school will be amazing. Let's just say that, it is a good thing that you were not dumb enough to think that high school will be like high school musical minus the breakout singing and dancing. Little do you know..
I hate to tell you this, but all throughout summer during middle school, no one will invite you to hangout. YouTube will become your best friend, possibly for life. You will discover people, such as Bethany Mota, Meghan Parker, Megan and Liz, etc. These people will inspire you. Just wait and see.
Overall, you will think that middle school sucked, but girl.. Wait until you experience high school. One word. Rollercoaster. Enjoy the ride. Oh I almost forgot, Taylor Swift is your person. She understands you. I mean "You Belong With Me", "Teardrops On My Guitar", "Mean", and "Enchanted". It gets better. RED. 1989. WAIT WHAT? GOTTA BLAST. So yeah, she is your long lost older sister. KARLIE KLOSS. OKAY I LOVE YOU LITTLE SAMEERA.