Graduation Speech - Original Writing

Nine years ago, I never could have imagined I’d be writing this essay. I was a senior in high school, and, like the rest of my classmates, I was apprehensive about the future. Unlike my classmates, I felt like I had missed the proverbial “you need to get your life together” message. I watched my classmates apply to colleges, their majors already decided and their future careers mapped out. While I was an above average student, I felt I lacked the decisiveness my classmates seemed to have. I did not feel passionate about a career or even a field of study. I felt defective. This was compounded by the financial strain I knew attending college would have on my family. It seemed wasteful to try to “find my passion” at school while squandering

She had never had much freedom. She was grateful for the opportunity to be involved as she was now in the realm of humans. However, she hadn't the slightest clue what to do in this exact moment. She had been found out. To what extend, she wasn't sure at the moment nor did she have time to think. And now? Her focus shifted to the man she yanked herself from. Red eyes flashed maliciously, swirling with dark promises of pain.

I grabbed the broom lying against the wall. I started to sweep under the table and into the dustpan. “ Ok I think we’re done.”, “Ok”. I saw that there wasn’t much left to do, so I just started grabbing the plates and cups that were clean. “You’re my bubby” I said grabbing Evelyn by the arm so she would follow me. “I can’t wait until we get to go tubing!”, “Me too”. We took the clean dishes to the ledge and walked back to our table. “Who is tubing?” Cecilia one of our camp counselors asked “ We are” I said speaking for evelyn. “So am I” Georgia and Pier added. “Okay, let’s get you girls changed” We walked out of the dining hall and went back to our cabin. We were out in just a couple minutes, and ready to go tubing. As we walked to the waterfront stairs, we passed the red chairs and hammocks. Our excitement grew. We walked down all 70 steps to get down to the waterfront. As we reached the sand I took off my water shoes and felt the soft sand touch my feet. “Ok Emma is going to wait here with you while I check how long you have to wait until it’s your turn to tube. Emma is the cabin 9

Later in the day, Miss Kitty came around and acted as if nothing happened when we first met. She asked, “What kind of cat are you? You are so different from any I have seen. Hold still a minute and let me get a closer look. I have never seen a cat with markings like yours, and your smooth silky coat is so unusual. In the sunlight, it glitters.”

Colette kept watching Clarissa wondering if her time in that dungeon had somehow damaged her mental state. Clarissa stood up, brushed off her dress, and sighed. “Colette, you can choose to believe I’m irrational, if you like, however I will not rest until I have warned the others. I was the first one in that dungeon and each of the women’s face has been burned into my memory for all time. The fear on their faces will haunt me until I finish this. I must warn them.” Colette watched as Clarissa headed off on her quest to warn the others.

“ARGH!” Lucy screamed as she stomped up to her room. “Life is so unfair, girl!” She told her husky, Thorn. Thorn barked in reply. “At least you understand me.” She said as she sat on her bed.

She let out a long breath, releasing tension that she had been holding back nearly all day. She felt she could barely stand. In a few moments, they would have to move. Then she would question what Aither was going to do now that he had the sword, and what she needed to do now. Doubts would sink in, the horrors of the day would come back-

“KEE LOO LA DO!” she shouted. Her whole family pops out of their hiding spots, there was a lot of them. So me and Shania talked about how there was a monster where she lived, and they were all scared so the flied from there, and took shelter in the pool. Everyone in Shania’s family felt bad, so they all helped cleaned out the pool. Me, Kennice, Natalie, and Trinity, helped to bring the family back to the swamp, and there was no monster in sight. Me, Kennice, Natalie, and Trinity went back to the pool and had lots of fun. And we lived happily ever

“This stupid cat ate all the ice cream and food!” Maisie yelled. The cat jumped out of the fridge and started running towards the door. Lily instinctively lunged at the cat and trapped the filthy animal with her backpack. “I got it!” She

“How is she?” Jorgan asked. His voice jarred Fynta back to consciousness, and she fought to locate him. The Cathar sat on a bench across from her, leaning forward. Every detail snapped into sharp clarity, from the furrowed brows, to the way his facial patterns shifted in concern. His eyes swept over her, never lingering in one place, until he sucked in a breath and turned away completely.

He became the somnolent cat-like creature I met in the alleyway behind Marie’s cottage. The corners of his lip curled indolently and beneath the wave of brown hair that draped his brow, his eyes became catlike and dreamy as he watched me across the table. He licked his lips, his pink tongue passing through my vaginal lips as he did. I slipped lower in the chair and spread my knees apart, tempting him, challenging him yet again but in a different way. I wanted him to be angry and frustrated when he came to my bed later that

“Hello Isis,” I murmured, petting her smooth, black fur. Her coat was dusty and turned her black fur into gray- to be honest, the fact that she was alive surprised me but I was thankful. Isis had been with me for a very long time, and I didn’t want to lose another friend tonight. The tension in my heart lessened its knot and I felt much more peaceful than I had before. I’d often idly wondered if Isis was a mutant cat. Sometimes she seemed to have special powers.

There was a button pinned to it with a picture of a black and white cat. “Hey, cute cat,” I said. I watched as the corners of her mouth lifted ever so slightly. Every line in her forehead disappeared. Her hairline actually seemed to move back as her brow relaxed. “That’s Mr. Mittens,” she purred as she began to tell me about her little buddy. “He’s at the vet right now and I’m so worried.”

All I could hear were her screams, I could not handle it. Being stuck here and not being able to help or save her. I paced around the room nervously, after Gabriela had untied my arms. There has to be a way out, I have to find a way out.

It was around two o’clock in the afternoon, and seventh period was beginning. Alivia, Valerie, and I joined the basketball elective; however, little did we know, we were the only girls in the class. There