I Didn’t Know It At Fifteen By Erin B. Going into my freshman year of high school, I remember listening to “Fifteen” by Taylor Swift on the bus ride in the morning. I was so excited because I could finally relate to the song, which had been my favorite since I was 8 years old. The entire first verse of the songs talks about walking into high school on the first day of your freshman year, seeing your friends, and hoping that a senior boy will notice you. I walked off the bus and into the doors and awkwardly found my friends and to my surprise, no senior boys noticed me. I didn’t even know which ones were the senior boys. Throughout my freshman year, I would make it a habit to listen to “Fifteen” every day. I never got sick of it, and it eventually became my theme song. As my freshman year progressed, I struggled with depression. Maybe it was me trying to “figure myself out” in high school or maybe it was some toxic friendships. I still listened to the same Taylor Swift song which made me feel less alone. One line always stuck out to me while I was struggling: “I’ve found time can heal most anything.” Whenever I had a hard day, like when one of my friends was talking about me behind my back, I would always think about this line, and I always told myself that one day I would finally be able to relate to it. This awkward freshman time period would pass, and I would eventually be healed by the passing of time. I got through my freshman and sophomore years. Nothing really changed. Then my junior year I met a boy who I fell completely in love with. He made me feel so loved and
“I’ve found time can heal most anything.”
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