Homecoming

  So homecoming for my school is literally just around the corner. It's next Saturday. So, you know what that means, homecoming royalty. oh joy. I'll be honest, our school's homecomings suck ass, but regardless I still go and get excited and look for the right dress and hope to get a date. Now when it come to homecoming royalty, I really don't care. If you win, good for you! You just won the most pointless popularity contest. I honestly think the only time homecoming royalty will really matter is when were seniors and we can get crowned king or queen. I mean ten years from now are you really gonna say, "I won freshman participant for homecoming my freshman year." Or something else that isn't king or queen? I don't think so, but there are still those people who have to make a big deal about it. They want to win. They have so much already, and they have to have this too.
  Sadly enough, a handful of these people are my friends. Actually all the people on homecoming royalty each year are. Leopard Stilettos freaked out on me for not voting for her. Royalty isn't really something you run for, it's just something that happens. She was really mad at me, and it was pointless. No one cares who wins anyway. A few other friends will tell people at lunch to vote for them. It's crazy how superficial this contest is. One of my friends is so sure that she will win. She's become full of herself about it and doesn't doubt that she will win.
  I'm just happy to say one of my friends was voted for, but he doesn't want to win. He doesn't want more attention than he's already been given. He sees it as pointless too. He's been asking our close friends to not vote for him. He doesn't want it.
  I admit, it would be nice to win. It would be nice to be recognized as worthy to get it, and that people know my name. I'm not saying I'm this popular person, but I'm friends with almost everyone or at least nice. Secretly, yes I want to win one year, but not because I told people I want to, but because they wanted me to. I rather be openly voted for without me having to say anything. I found out that I did get nomination votes this year, quite a few apparently, but not enough to get on top 10. I'm totally okay with that, but it just felt good to know people voted for me, especially since I have never really showed interest in being homecoming royalty. It also felt good when people asked me if I was on royalty, as if they expected it, and when they were surprised to find that I wasn't.
  So homecoming, not a big deal. Why can't we make that values commercial real? The one where the girl with down-syndrome wins homecoming queen? Why can't we make that a reality without accidentally offending them? I mean last year a guy who can't play sports and has this disorder won and he didn't get offended. He won fair and square and I'm sure people voted for him! He's a sweetheart and is so funny. Why can't that happen more often? Why does it have to be a superficial popularity contest? In popularity contests, the same people always wins. Where's the surprise in that?