“Drugs have been ruining young youth’s life. By the time they graduate high school, they are already handed in with such drugs as marijuana and heroin. Our future generation is drowning in addiction of drugs. Recently, there have been incidents happening in Queens, New York, where a seventeen year old boy died from an overdose of heroin. By New York Times.”
Morning 7:00 am
“Salim wake up. It has been already seven in the morning and you will get late for your class again.” says my elder sister Bushra. “Aghhh, let me sleep APA.” (APA means elder sister in Urdu).” Yes this is me, Salim Khan. I am seventeen years old. My family is from Pakistan. We moved here eight years ago. I live with my APA who always disturb my sleep and my father who is …show more content…
I always make a fake report card for my family to believe I am a doing well in school. They do not know that I conceal to smoke marijuana with John and Shella. APA better not know about it (Salim chuckles).
Nowadays, it is getting hard for me to smoke marijuana because John and Shella cannot afford it anymore. Therefore, I have been paying for their portion of marijuana for a month. I guess I will need to ask my APA for one more of twenty …show more content…
I gave you twenty dollars two days ago. Father has sent me an exact budget for a month. We cannot be spending it like that. You need to realize the value of money.” APA said. Oh God, why APA always has to give these boring lectures. I asked her for money not lecture. I guess if I cannot get the money the right way, I have to use the other way. APA always keeps money in her bedroom cabinet. I entered the room and opened the cabinet and took forty bucks from it that I APA came.
“Salim, what are you doing?”
I shattered and quickly put the money in my jeans pocket and said, “Nothing APA. I am searching for a scissor and I cannot find it. So, I thought you might have kept it here.” “Ahhh, you should have asked me. It is not here. I always keep it in the kitchen drawer.” APA said. I acted like I was going to get the scissor but I ran outside my house to John’s house. We both were running like in a marathon to the marijuana seller and when I smoke the first patch, it felt like heaven. I can say, I am all in marijuana. It is the solution to all my problems.
Evening 5:00 pm
When I returned home, I heard APA talking on the phone to my history teacher. Now I can see death angels because I have been cutting his class from the last two days and here APA
Morning 7:00 am
“Salim wake up. It has been already seven in the morning and you will get late for your class again.” says my elder sister Bushra. “Aghhh, let me sleep APA.” (APA means elder sister in Urdu).” Yes this is me, Salim Khan. I am seventeen years old. My family is from Pakistan. We moved here eight years ago. I live with my APA who always disturb my sleep and my father who is …show more content…
I always make a fake report card for my family to believe I am a doing well in school. They do not know that I conceal to smoke marijuana with John and Shella. APA better not know about it (Salim chuckles).
Nowadays, it is getting hard for me to smoke marijuana because John and Shella cannot afford it anymore. Therefore, I have been paying for their portion of marijuana for a month. I guess I will need to ask my APA for one more of twenty …show more content…
I gave you twenty dollars two days ago. Father has sent me an exact budget for a month. We cannot be spending it like that. You need to realize the value of money.” APA said. Oh God, why APA always has to give these boring lectures. I asked her for money not lecture. I guess if I cannot get the money the right way, I have to use the other way. APA always keeps money in her bedroom cabinet. I entered the room and opened the cabinet and took forty bucks from it that I APA came.
“Salim, what are you doing?”
I shattered and quickly put the money in my jeans pocket and said, “Nothing APA. I am searching for a scissor and I cannot find it. So, I thought you might have kept it here.” “Ahhh, you should have asked me. It is not here. I always keep it in the kitchen drawer.” APA said. I acted like I was going to get the scissor but I ran outside my house to John’s house. We both were running like in a marathon to the marijuana seller and when I smoke the first patch, it felt like heaven. I can say, I am all in marijuana. It is the solution to all my problems.
Evening 5:00 pm
When I returned home, I heard APA talking on the phone to my history teacher. Now I can see death angels because I have been cutting his class from the last two days and here APA