Narrative: Overcoming Obstacles And Challenges That Changed My Life

My sophomore year began uneventfully. I was 15 years old, loved basketball, and was living a normal life. My worries consisted of keeping my grades up, wondering if I would play on varsity, and getting my chores done. I had no idea a storm was coming that was going to change my life. I was about to face obstacles and challenges that made me question my faith, my family, and the meaning of life. My love for basketball and my devotion to prayer were skills that I honed to overcome separation and an attempted suicide. In late October I attended a football game with my family. We were all having a good time, but something felt off. My mom told us that we needed to leave and I could tell she was fighting back tears. Immediately I wanted to comfort her because I hate seeing people I love hurt. I can’t remember if we won, but I do remember that my mom was crying when we got home. That night she told us that our dad was moving out. My heart dropped. It felt unreal because of how great everything had been …show more content…
I depended on my basketball family and they depended on me. We could trust each other, something I didn’t feel with my own family. I continued to pray. I was active at my church home, another place I felt safe. We made it into the playoffs and won our first playoff game in 54 years. I along with my 14 teammates made history that year. I felt like with God and faith I turned a year that could’ve ruined me into a historical year. Both of my parents were there, but we didn’t go home together. Maybe this would be the new normal for us. We could coexist. Two Christmases, Two birthdays, that is what happens with divorced parents. It would be okay, right? I thought about what Senior Night for basketball would look like. My dad and his girlfriend or new wife on one side of me and my mom and her boyfriend or new husband on the other side. If that was the new normal, I still hoped for more normal and less