I really, really, really hate having to make an entry like this, but I might actually have to act my age for once and make an obnoxious teenage drama post. There's a lot of unpleasant feelings stirring inside of me — alongside some really good ones — and they need a place to go.

I'm a little shocked and embarrassed by how petty girls can be, truth be told. The other day, something wonderful happened to me; for the first time in what feels likes ages, a guy that I really liked asked me to "make things official" and essentially be his girlfriend. I'm so happy about this! I really like him and I love the fact that we get along so well and have so much in common. He's fun, he's cute, he's a nice guy, he makes me laugh and really, at this point in my life, with graduation around the corner and the summer ahead of me, I couldn't be happier.

I'm annoyed though at how this has already, in just a few short days, triggered so much undeserved drama. I guess several girls from a crowd I'm loosely connected with have been claiming that I stole away a potential love interest of some sort and have been bad mouthing me in return. I couldn't care less about what they're actually saying. I've never been particularly fond of either of the girls involved, nor do I desire their good opinion. What irks me is that they have nothing better to do then gossip and spread it around to people that I do know, and said people, in turn, have been relaying the situation to my own sister before telling me.

I really just want to stop this whole thing before it get's out of hand; I've done nothing wrong in this situation and would appreciate it if those of you who hear this stuff first-hand would just shut down the assailants as they dish out the bad. The quickest way to end something like this is to keep what you hear to yourself and make it known that you don't care to hear such commentary to begin with.

BE A FRIEND.