Superlatives: Most Lonely Moments. ":-("

I cannot pinpoint one precise memory of being lonely, but I had some lonely times in general. The exception is my family. My family has always been my "Cheers". Everybody knew my name (duh) and was always glad I was around. I always felt loved, thought of, and appreciated. However, with my peers, this was not the case. Elementary school was the worst! Kids are so mean...bastards! Growing up, I had an extreme case of strabismis aka "lazy eye". The thought of it brings about a depressing connotation. That's why I never mention it. From birth to age thirteen, I had six surgeries--ugh; terrible, just terrible. I still have the scars on my eyeballs. What's almost worse is the tough position that put my parents in, because growing up, I knew something was wrong because I had all those surgeries. I just didn't know what. So I know my parents dreaded the day that I would come home from the first day at school asking them, "Mom? Dad? What does cross-eyed and cock-eyed mean?" Like I say, kids are mean. I got teased, and I mean teased HARD all through elementary. Not only that, I was a really bright kid aka nerd to everyone else. Needless to say, being smart was no cooler back in the day than it is in the present. Most people wouldn't think I used to be in that position, but yep. Somebody even told me today, they bet I was a preppy, stuck up kid. Quite the contrary. Between my eyes, my smarts, and the way I dressed (I wore Buddies--Buddies being no-name brand clothes), I was in somewhat of an isolation during the ages five to twelve, but luckily I was blessed with a wonderful family that served as my place of refuge and gave me a definition. Here's a quick narrative that shows how ignorant some people were: there was this girl who I had a huge crush on in elementary. My mom had grown these beautiful, huge red roses. Do you know I cut one of them badboys and brought it to this chick?! "I'm probably gone get in trouble for this, but I wanted you to have this _____". This broad responded with, "I don't want that!" She left me cold in my tracks in the hallway in front of everybody. Ignorant! Naw, better yet, that's just ignint.