A surprising incredible day (My highschool reunion)

I went to my high school reunion because I did not want to regret missing it That sounds simple enough but it hardly felt that way. I had not seen most of these people in around eight years. Back then I drifted between two overlapping groups. One was nerdier and more straight-laced and the other was more alternative. I always looked up to the alternative group. They seemed closer and more sure of themselves than I ever was. They felt like people who had a real social life which I envied In high school I felt awkward and forgettable. I wanted friends badly but I never felt like I fully belonged anywhere That is part of why the reunion mattered so much, I was going back to a familiar world as an unfamiliar person Getting readyI spent weeks thinking about what to wear. I had not seen any of these people since long before I came out so deciding whether to dress femme felt like an important decision. It felt like the entire point that night. I could go as myself or I could make the evening…