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Don't Blink

You're gonna wish it didn't go by so fast.

Lexi Becker
Jan 06, 2016
Austin Peay State University
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Don't Blink

If there is one thing I can tell you about my high school years, it is that they went by in the blink of an eye. You think it will last forever, and that you'll never make it out. But once I got my ticket to freedom, I couldn't believe it was all over. Don't blink too fast. You're gonna miss things you can't go back and do again.

You're gonna miss freshman year and being around a group of totally different people. You're gonna miss your first high school pep rally and homecoming. You're gonna miss the chance you had at being class president. And you're going to miss that senior boy you crushed on, but were too scared to talk to.

You're gonna miss sophomore year and the feeling of power from not being the youngest in school. You're gonna miss the first time you got to ride in the homecoming parade. You're going to miss the first time you kissed a junior boy. You're gonna miss thinking you knew you had it all together. You're gonna miss worrying about the party Friday and not your chemistry test. You're gonna miss your first party and the uneasy feeling you were in trouble. You're gonna miss the first time you snuck out of your house in the middle of the night.

You're gonna miss junior year and the adrenaline run every weekend. You're gonna miss the bonfires on Friday and the house parties on Saturday. You're gonna miss feeling unstoppable. You're gonna miss the clique of friends you thought would never split. You're gonna miss algebra two with your best friend. You're gonna miss the anticipation of being a senior. You're gonna miss officially being upperclassmen. You're gonna wish that feeling of being so spontaneous would last forever.

You're gonna miss senior year and being the top dog. You're gonna miss your friends that were by your side from the start. You're gonna miss eating lunch in your favorite teacher's classroom. You're gonna miss all the organizations you started, but never finished. You're gonna miss football Friday and sitting under the score board. You're gonna miss the pep rallies and senior runs. You're gonna miss wearing your college shirt on Thursday. You're gonna miss those teachers that stood by your side. You're gonna miss your friends that you saw with a Bud Lite in their hand every weekend. You're gonna miss picking up your cap and gown. You're gonna miss walking across that stage, and you will wish to do it all over again.

So don't blink.

You're gonna wish it all didn't go by so fast.

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