Clare Henney: High School Reunion, Anyone?

I recently got an invite on Facebook for a reunion with my high school batch. It’s not a formal reunion per se, but I think it’s more of a dinner-type setup for anyone and everyone who would be available on that day. My first reaction was no reaction. Sounds weird huh? I did not reply. I did not say no, did not say yes and did not say maybe. I don’t know about you guys but high school was not exactly the best period of my life. It wasn’t that bad, but it was not the most amazing years of my life either. I was a transferee when I was freshman and it took me a while to make friends since everyone already had their own set of friends from the start. My parents hardly allowed me to any activities outside of classes so it wasn’t like I had a lot of good memories apart from classroom hijinks and whatnot. Being that reunions are about catching up and all I’m a bit hesitant about going because I feel like I’m one of those people who would not have much to say about what I’ve become today. Most of the girls from my batch are either married, have kids or have successful careers. I have none of that. I feel like Romy and Michelle needing to invent something to say just so I could make people think I’ve accomplished something. My mom and my sister have argued that it would be a good thing to see my old friends from high school who I kept in touch with till college. To be honest, I feel that I’ve caught up enough with them on Facebook anyway and the ones that I would like to still be in touch with beyond that are people I still communicate with often without the need of a reunion of any kind. Since the reunion is still around half a year away, I have time to think about whether or not I’m going. I don’t want to decide right now. I’ll try to see how I feel about it in a few months. Maybe if I see some names that I’d love to see again I’ll change my mind. I think my Romy and Michelle mode will be on hold for now. We’ll see.

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