Anna

I was in sorta like a contest. It started out like Fear Factor and we were swimming in a pool full of tiny sting rays and giant manta rays. I was so scared of the manta rays (I mean, they were giant!!). I jumped into the pool and swam as fast as I could. And then the tiny stingrays came and the giant manta rays. I closed my eyes and started swimming slower. And then I reached the edge of the pool and looked back. I was in the lead, but others were quickly trailing behind me. One guy was at the edge of the pool as well, and in the same state I was. I struggled to get up, but the guy already had gotten up and was sitting on the edge. I eventually got up, and this host/judge said that he was disqualified because he was helping his mother (???) So that meant I won.
And then for the next round, my dad was participating. We were sorta like a team on the contest (it seemed that way). I don’t remember whether he won or lost.
We were like in a double contest because the next thing I knew, me and a bunch of ladies were trying to win the affection of some guy (like Bachelor, I just realized) We were sleeping on the floor in sleeping bags, and the ladies and I were getting up to go to the bathroom. The bathroom was really big. And nice. So then that Bachelor guy came in and was rushing us. We came to him ASAP, and then he was like… “I like you for you eyes… etc.” He said that he liked me because I did well in the Fear Factor competition (weird, huh?). My classmate in school was there too.. oddly enough. He said he like her for her eyes. And then he left.
I attempted to go back to where we were sleeping, but I took the wrong way. Outside the bathroom, it was like a department store, where all of those beauticians are selling cosmetics, etc. I got lost and took 2 or 3 escalators instead of 1 or 2. Amazingly, my brother and his friends (which one of them I recognized- his name was Steven) were there, and they were shopping. They re-directed me to the bathroom which all of the girls were standing there, ready to leave, and eating/holding 2 bars of gourmet chocolates. The cleaning lady/janitor (who was Mexican) spotted me and asked me if I would like the chocolate the ladies were holding. I nodded (of course) and accepeted them, even though one bar was already half eaten. I sat down on a bench with the Mexican janitor and her friend/boyfriend? and they started speaking rapidly in Spanish. I had this suspicion that they were talking about me, and then I woke up.

I want to be more social and make more friends.. but now it seems like I have this repellent on me that whenever people try to talk to me, I lead them away.

Summary: I have no talent in sparking interesting conversations. And therefore, have very few friends.

I want to, but I can’t, because everytime I try to talk to new people, I get really excited and talk really fast and no one can understand me because of my accent. The new people that I talk to always think I’m weird. How do I make more friends? I’m moving schools next year, and I don’t want to become a loner/social outcast.