Querencia: FInal Draft

             A place where I can relax and just let all my troubles go away is a place I want to go. A place with sunshine going all over the place and a bit of nature around me, the smell of raindrops in the morning to the smell of food on the table; a table and chair made out of cement, my Querencia isn't a place where there is privacy and nobody  is there, my Querencia is a table by the SA room. I know you might be wondering why a place at school or why there it isn't that fun. But to me its somewhat special because all the people that go there to have fun and hang out with.

            

            You might wonder what's wrong this girl, why is her Querencia in school? Well this place is my Querencia because I know if I was ever there alone I would just put my head down and relax on the table like nothing else existed. The peace and quiet this place has when no one is there just lets you take a deep breathe and forget about everything every bad happened to you. Yes, I know but its in a school where loud people are all the time, but whenever I have to wait till marching band starts my friend, Ashlynn and I always sit there and don't talk about anything but try to  relax and let our troubles solve by itself.  The table is surrounded by trees, grass, insects, and just people but when you actually sit there you can see why my friends and I sit there almost all the time. The smell of raindrops from the morning before and the smell of food we always have is just amazing!

            

             The sound of laughs, giggles, and awkward silences just fill me with joy. Though this place may be loud and crazy but for some reason it kind of relaxes me because I know that the people surrounding me are truly my friends and care. They might get somewhat irritating sometimes but they know that whatever happens nothing will happen because none of us can be mad at each other for a long time. My friends are what keep me grounded and not totally breaking down and going crazy on my own, they keep me focused on what I have to do when I need to either do homework or focus on a problem one of them have. The things we do are hilarious, either sitting on the table talking about school work to sharing problems and things that are personal. This table is where we go every morning, lunch, and after school. I don't know why but the first day we stepped foot in high school we just started calling that our table and always sitting on it, I guess you could say that we were drawn to that table; after every class we're there, even after school we're there. We laugh, cry, get mad, and make jokes by that table almost everything that we do is by that table, it is very odd. This table is where we do our homework before class, where we vent to each other, and tell secrets. And whatever is said on that table stays on that table, if the table could hear it would hear, it would hear all the problems and feelings we all have.

            

            We make plans, do homework, have laughs, make jokes, look tired, and say our problems just on this one table. Every time someone is missing we wonder where are they because all of us know that we all meet there in the morning, during lunch, and after school. Even though its just a table made out of cement and surrounded by nature it is still special to me because things that are simple are unique and fascinating. This place is special no matter how it looks, sounds, and smells like.