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When I was 12 years old, while searching up some virtual world games for kids, I found out about Whyville. I thought it was pretty cool. I made an account and it took me a day or two to figure out what it was all about. I'd go to various chat rooms and make sure I say 'hello' to every single person present at the moment. I'm talking about the time when
South Beach was the 'center of attraction'. Anyway, some people were really nice and did say 'hi' in response, but most of them were like, 'Go away Newbie.' I'd just ignore those people and make conversations with the nice people. That's how I made lots of awesome friends on here and I'm grateful to have every each of them as my friend.
I was so happy and became kind of obsessed with Whyville. I would make sure I finish my homework early so my mom would let me play on the computer. I'd sit in my room and just talk about stupid things with my friends, tell them about everything that I did that day and just joke around without worrying about anything for a few hours. It was my way to escape from the world and reality. I knew that my online friends wouldn't ever judge me on how I looked or anything else. But as they say, 'Good things don't last for very long.' I lost most of my friends because of misunderstandings. As I recall those memories, I realize I really do miss them all and how they mattered in my life .
Now in 2015 I don't even regularly come to Whyville. Because, I know all I'd do is just post a stupid paragraph (nowadays it's just a sentence) to the BBS and check if anyone has bothered to send me a y-mail. Sometimes I go to one or two chat rooms to check if people still come to this site and actually 'interact' with others. I am still that girl who says a friendly 'hello' to everyone. But nobody responds except a few newbies who say 'I need clams 'or 'Can I give you a makeover?' Now, I really gotta ask myself, 'Why is that?' 'Why everything's changed in this short period of 2 years?'. I really don't
know. Do you?
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