I lived in Killen, Alabama for all of my life, until my dad got a new job offer. My dad was a Resource manager for Weyerhaeuser, a company that owns many lumber mills. He would always be out of town and away because of work, so when he got this new job offer he couldn’t help but accept the offer. He had a choice of being a mill manager for lumber mills in either South Carolina, Mississippi, or Georgia. He chose the mill in Mississippi because we would still be close to our family in Alabama. The mill was in Bruce, Mississippi, and my parents wanted my brother, my sister, and me to go to a good school and get a good education. My parents decided that it would be best for us to move to Oxford, Mississippi, because it is one of the best
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I didn’t know anyone, I didn't know where my classes were, and I didn’t know if kids were going to like me. The next morning I woke up and I just wanted to go back to sleep forever. I went into the kitchen and my mom was there making breakfast for all of us. She said that it “was going to be alright.” Those simple words calmed my nerves down just a little. The car ride to school seemed like an eternity. Then I was there. I wanted to hop back into the car and drive back home. However, I had to be a big girl and power through the day. I went inside the doors and there were kids everywhere. I felt like an ant in the middle of all these huge giants. Everyone was talking to their best friends wondering what they did over the summer and what all happened. I went to the office and got my schedule. By the time I got out of the office, the bell had rang and everyone was rushing to their classes. No one really talked to me until my third period class, where I met some new people. They were some of the nicest people I had met before. Little did I know that I would still be good friends with them three years later. After third period, I went to my fourth period class where I did not know anyone. I felt so alone. I was anxiously waiting for this class period to
I didn’t know anyone, I didn't know where my classes were, and I didn’t know if kids were going to like me. The next morning I woke up and I just wanted to go back to sleep forever. I went into the kitchen and my mom was there making breakfast for all of us. She said that it “was going to be alright.” Those simple words calmed my nerves down just a little. The car ride to school seemed like an eternity. Then I was there. I wanted to hop back into the car and drive back home. However, I had to be a big girl and power through the day. I went inside the doors and there were kids everywhere. I felt like an ant in the middle of all these huge giants. Everyone was talking to their best friends wondering what they did over the summer and what all happened. I went to the office and got my schedule. By the time I got out of the office, the bell had rang and everyone was rushing to their classes. No one really talked to me until my third period class, where I met some new people. They were some of the nicest people I had met before. Little did I know that I would still be good friends with them three years later. After third period, I went to my fourth period class where I did not know anyone. I felt so alone. I was anxiously waiting for this class period to