My early freshman and sophomore days were spent with one hand over my mouth and a tight-lipped smile. I was trying to hide a part of me that was so integral to my individualism: my age. People told me my smile gave it away; I was almost two years younger than most people in my class. I had started school early, skipped seventh grade, and was ahead in math leaving me to be the youngest person in almost every social setting. Whether the answer was 12 or 15, it was almost always a surprise to people.…
Like all children all I ever wanted was to be big and do big people things. I engaged in a few family members that I would look up to and try everything they did. I use to pretend to go grocery shopping and being a parent at times. At the age of eight, I had worn the worst pain ever and that was watching my five, year old brother getting hit by a car while trying to cross the street riding a bicycle that had a loose chain. I remember him trying to get up and get to me, but a few adults that had witnessed the accident had told him to lay down.…
So many ordinary heroes go unnoticed. They never ask for any thanks or recognition. They are the people who put others before themselves. Mrs. Schipper, a teacher at Gehlen Catholic, does exactly this. Everyone around Mrs. Schipper says she is one of the nicest people they know.…
It had been two weeks since Steve and Two-Bit got jumped. The rumble was scheduled for Saturday night in the same place we fought the rumble after Bob. Darry figured that two weeks was enough for Two-Bit to heal enough to fight, hopefully. Soda and I had planned our sneaking to the fight down to the very last detail.…
It had been months since there had been any significant rain in Oklahoma. There was dust everywhere. On the sheets, in our food, and covering every establishment in sight. Although this had been the daily condition for a long time, nothing could have prepared me for what happened the day of Sunday, April 14, 1935. Conditions had been getting really bad in Scherville, the town I lived in.…
This summer, I did quite a lot of activities, including attending a summer camp, saw movies, and read books. First, I attended a summer camp Westfield provided for band students. The band director gave us music options, as well as asked us for requested. We would attempt to play those songs and the select our favorite pieces. After a week of practicing, comes the final concert, which family members and friends could attend.…
When I was younger, there was never a dull moment down the block on the street where my best friend Sylvester lived, better known as “Captain Sly”. There were two factions on the block that constantly battled for control of our meager living space. The Pirates, us, and the Knights, them. The Pirates consisted of Sly and I, as well as our friends Mason and Oliver. On the other hand, the Knights were composed of Sly’s little brother Loki, a kid named Jimmy, his little brother Sylas, and Cameron from Wales.…
I nestled in the suffocating sheets of the bedding in my room, the room I had been confined to since the tragedy. The tragedy that twisted my once perfect life into a tumbling spiral of pure sorrow that I couldn't grasp. I breathed raggedly peering into the complete blackness of the room. I listened to the constant echoes of the machines that pumped medicine into my fragile body. I felt that I didn't deserve it because of the misfortunes that I caused.…
I remember the moment my father walked down the stairs and was wondering about the sudden loud noise, followed by silence. Trying to hide the broken TV, we all stayed quiet and hoped he wouldn't turn it on. He did, I got in trouble and went to timeout in my room. One summer morning we had gotten bikes and were riding them around the dirt road behind the building. We found a red ant mound and as young, destructive children we didn't really think through the whole if you put your back tire on the mound and send it and the thousands of fire ants flying.…
Looking into a mirror, I don’t seem normal. My features come off as odd and stand out to me: like my lightly colored skin, high cheekbones, slight pixie nose, small lips, slightly crooked teeth, small eyes, brown hair, and brown eyes. All of these features are perceived to me as puzzle pieces that someone will eventually put together to form a masterpiece. While standing in my small, lilac colored bedroom, I glanced to the left towards my closet as I remembered my mother’s upcoming birthday, and I needed to complete her gift. I began looking through printed photos to find one that would fit perfectly in a frame saying "happiness".…
“Deeper Into my Life” Individuals are unique in their own ways and one of mine happens to be my name, Darrnyejah Bolds. Everywhere I go people have a hard time pronouncing it. Many people have given up and just refer to me as “Ms. Bolds,” but also I have two nicknames “Nye”, and “Nyejah,” which is mostly used by family and friends. Over the years, I have adjusted to my nicknames and became very comfortable with them. I entered this world on February 27, 1997 with the zodiac sign of Pisces.…
First chapter- I row my own boat Before I was 10 years old, I could see the world through my mind. The world was so bright and colorful. With a thought, flowers bloomed. Timeless creations appear before my eyes with swing of my finger.…
At nights in the hospital my mom would tuck me in the bed and call me her saving grace, she would tell me to rest, that the big man upstairs would always hold me in his hands. The worst memory i have as a child was when i came home from school sick one day. My mother and grandmother took me to the doctor's office after a week of being sick. My doctor told them i had the flu, but none of us knew that this flu was about to change our life, especially mine. After a month the flu i had turned into bronchitis, i could see the concern in my mom eyes as it end up developing into a very bad case of pneumonia.…
Briana, walked out of the room and Justin has pulled up the chair that Liam had sat in. Britney, I am so sorry. I realized how much I have hurt you. I don’t know if you can ever forgive me but I want to try. You have asked me several times to be honest and I only told you part of the truth.…
Cock-a-doodle-doo! I remember when sleeping until early afternoon was a daily occurrence. Then would waste the rest of the day away by being unproductive, and accomplishing nothing. This type of life style was unhealthy.…