The first day at my new middle school was probably the worst day of my life. My parents forced me to attend a school 45 minutes away from my home. Out of a big class of incoming students, I knew no one. Not a single person. I had spent the last six years in a class with 30 kids. I had not had to make a new friend at school since the first grade. I don't think I have ever felt as lonely as I did that day, before or since. So, of course, I entered school that first day with a massive load on my shoulders.