I Was Hoping

what was about to happen. His eyes were that of a killer, full of hatred and revenge. Feeling helpless as a fish out of water, I stood there hoping it was a dream. Adrenaline began to rush through my veins as I stood there for what seemed to be years. A Few minutes prior on the junction of Alondra and Cornuta in the city of Bellflower, located 5 miles east of Compton, I was purchasing a few items with my girlfriend Natasha at a liquor store. "Total is $8.94," said, the store cashier. I handed

Summer was finally here! I was sitting on my bed thinking of some possible choices we could go to this summer. The only problem was deciding where to go, should I go to New York and swim in the refreshing blue waters? Or should I go to Adventureland and get on the fun and scary rides? Or maybe I could go to Disneyland and get inside a real life castle and see all of my favorite disney characters around me?. What am I going to do, all these places sound fun and amazing. Ugh! I wish I could go to all

It was late March during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale, our famous tourist season which dubbed my city “Fort Liquor-dale” to the college crowd. The beaches were bustling with cars from out-of-state and lively with snowbirds basking at the ocean's edge with oily, sunburned bodies in colorful bathing suits, and wet, clinging trunks soaking up the last few rays before the sunset.   Steven called from the escort agency late one afternoon and informed me that a young, recently married college couple

times and make cuts. When I set goals that season this was one of them. Through the months, prior to this swim meet, I had to train hard for it. It would take a lot of commitment, sweat, and get the times to be able to smell the chlorine of that pool in Greensboro in March. The three things I am going to tell you about is how I got there, what happened when I did get there, and finals after. I was trying to get to sectionals and that was a big goal. After setting my goals, I had to prepare to practice

my life I have lived by this quote and have felt the effects of it but it was not until two years ago that I understood it. “MARGARET ANNE BECKETT get your butt out of bed!” my mom screamed from outside my door. I trudged out of bed in desperate need of caffeine. I have never been fond of the morning but this morning I was desperately hoping would just disappear. You know that day that you wish would just fall into the background and would never happen again. My first day of JROTC was just that

the nerves you get are what I call meet jitters. These are the type of butterflies you get when you are about to race, or before you race. They make you swim faster, and want to throw up. In the end, they are just like any other nerves you get before any big event in general. “Come on girls let's go!!” , my dad said loudly. “Coming!”, I replied. And just like that two of my sisters and I were whisked away to my swim meet. The air smelled like salty chlorine. A smell I had gotten used to over the

high school graduation at Eastern Randolph High School, I had a mixture of emotions, but then I remembered that I had forgotten the most important item for the day, like forgetting to study for a test that counts fifty percent of a grade. My graduation cap and tassel were left in the bag that I bought them in. I called my mom immediately, hoping she could still bring them to me on time. She would not pick up the phone. I had to let someone know I had a major problem. Thankfully, there were extra caps

I walked through the crowded hallway to social studies. 30 more minutes! I thought to myself. My heart began pounding in my ears; my hands were beginning to cover with sweat. I walked into social studies where I had never felt nervous before. “Kenzie! Was your band audition hard? Is Mr. Arnold scary?” I asked my fellow trombonist. “No, you will be fine! I was way more nervous than I should have been,” Kenzie replied. “But what if I didn’t practice? Will I still be fine?” “Um...I’m

about the festival of the May. I think it is awful that Isabel desperately wants to be queen, but that she doesn’t have a fair chance just because she is not white, with blonde hair and blue eyes. I feel like this sort of thing always happens. I wish I could be in Hamilton but they are only taking “non-white” actors. Plus, there was a time that I wanted to have a part in a song, but I was not able to have it because I was white. So, even though it was clear that I would have been good for the part

hear back from you as-well. Very happy to hear that you found it useful, I was surprised that Microsoft even offered it, the application is up to date and accessible from anywhere with an internet connection. Midterms already they move quickly you're right compared to LaGuardia there are many other colleges that are more strict on their students mostly to live up to their name as a top college. I've never been to Baruch but I am assuming that the class sizes are larger than LaGuardia's. Congratulations