Here I am, now what are your other two wishes?

Now aged 48, this is one of my more memorable lines from my 10 year high school reunion, when I went up to this guy who I used to like at school, and I was trying to be funny and break the ice, and he just looked sideways at me and said 'oh hello, this is my wife Kelly, who are you again?' Ensue awkwardness, and the feeling of not fitting in at school was now set to continue in adult life. I did not go to any more reunions. I had been travelling the world for years by then, and left all of these people behind, with their clique social groups and small town lives. Even though I didn't want to be like them, it still didn't stop me wanting to feel acknowledged and accepted by them.

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