Middle school, a time where children are forced to grow up. I was introduced to teen pregnancy, drugs, and ditching my first-year. In my physical education class, the outdoors where a must. I was one of the first students done in terms of finishing our mile run. One day, a friend and I finished running and decided to go play on the field. A field in which felt never ending at the time, filled with children from ages ten to eighteen. Losing track of time we found ourselves to be one of the few people on the field. At the corner of my eye, I noticed a group of girls across the field with lighters, so I assumed it was fine for us to keep playing. Finally, after a two-hour block period, the class was over and I dragged myself to History class and
