My chubby face gazed up at my mom, who was the love of my life, and proclaimed, “This is the worst day ever because the other girls are mean and it’s raining outside.” I leaped from puddle to puddle in our pothole-infested driveway after my first day of third grade at a new school, loosely holding my mom’s hand because I trusted she would never let go. She wrapped me in a hug before speaking in Hindi, “Meri Beti, my daughter, some people will look at you like you are the sun and some will not. But
It was the summer before my senior year at John I. Burton had started. I had been dating what I thought was the love of my life. His name was Alex Dean. His bright green eyes and sandy brown hair were my favorite things about him. Alex treated me with so much kindness during our relationship, and I had never had anyone treat me that way before. He was very trustworthy, but he also had a very jealous and controlling side to him. He would always say things like, “You can just text me tomorrow
In my life, I have always tried to find things that make my life more joyful and peaceful, and there really are three things that I can think of to best illustrate my love for peace and joy. The first is the willow sapling that, to me, represents the joy of my childhood. The second is the guitar that I first learned to play on, that represents my love of music and the peace that I get from it. The third is the postcard I brought back from New Zealand that represents my love of travel and adventure
Dear family, mother, father, dearest grandmother, and beloved cousins, if my misfortune is your happiness, then I'll gladly suffer. If my wails at night are music to your ears, then I’ll write you a symphony. If my blood, sweat, and tears keep you shining, then I’ll bleed you an ocean. To my family of whom I would do anything for, if the Hannah Pham in front of you doesn't meet your standards, then, I’ll gladly see her out. Almost every Asian child is taught the most fundamental principle of our
Your family only loves you because they have to. They only care for you because they have to. Your friends take care of you because they want to. Your friends love you because they chose to. This is the credo that I have lived by my whole life because that is all I have ever known. Six years ago, my mom passed away of an accidental over the counter overdose. It was a bright sunny summer morning when Tori, dad and I decided we wanted to go swimming for a little while my mother was still asleep. Granted
is special, unique, distinctive, and/or impressive about my life is that I’m the type person that is caring, friendly, and is always there for someone when they are feeling down, also my love of soccer, I see both of those things as special. My family as always been the type of people that cares about other people and helps them out, mostly my grandma so I think I got that from her and my family has also been a huge fan of soccer so from those
For the past 17 years of my life, I have been single, which allowed me to be happy and free. I knew I would find the one that would steal my heart and treat me like I deserve, so I had every right to be carefree. Then, in April of 2017, I met a boy through mutual friends and we clicked, instantly. My whole world changed for the better and I was on cloud nine every time we talked, touched, and even when we looked at each other. It moved pretty quickly, but it felt right to do so. Then, on May 7, 2017
someone taken away from you that you loved? For me it was my family. Everyday was the same, wake up, go to school, eat lunch, go to lacrosse practice, then go home and spend time with family. Nothing ever changed and i liked it that way. My life was very simple and recently it was my 18th birthday. Ever since i turned 18, i have been seeing things. Seeing things out of the corner of my eye to be exact. This tall, black shadow. Every time i turn my head to see it face on, it disappears. Even though i
fun. I love to hang around people that are brave enough to do more things than me. Someone who is not scared to take risks in life, but also knows there limit as well. Not saying that I love people who gets in to trouble all the time, but they help you to be more open- minded to life. Those people like that can look back one day and not regret any chances that they talked about taking and never did. People whom live in the moment and not worry about what tomorrow might bring. I love real genuine
It was a year ago when my life was completely different. Every face I saw looked of one to be traitorous, inside of myself, I saw a demon who could only treat others with disrespect and malice. I was broken, empty and betrayed. I was all alone. In July of 2016, everything in my life fell apart as I started to become more and more depressed by the minute. My life wasn’t inherently bad; I was healthy, my parents cared for me, and things were moving along perfectly fine, but there are things that can