Write A Narrative Essay About Moving Away From High School

“I am sick of waiting for you. You are the same piece of trash as your father, you should have never been born.” It is another day of my grandmother driving me home from school. I sit quietly as she yells at me for being late and making her wait; though in reality, it has only been a few seconds since school has ended. My grandmother, a stout 75 year old woman, has been the source of my childhood nightmares from the moment I could understand her. To her, I am the origin of the family problems; from the disappearance of my father to the struggle my mother had to face as a single parent, I done nothing but be a burden. As we approach our destination her words becoming increasingly harsher. She drops me off, and I wait for my mother to return. “I am riding the bus home from now on.” At first I did not know what to fear more, riding the bus or facing my grandmother again. I spend hours researching bus fares and the process of bus riding, as this is the only thing that assuages me. Though deciding to ride the bus was based off of a whim, I realize the affordability of my option and decide to follow through due to my family’s financial situation. Although I have prepared thoroughly, nervousness consumes me until I arrive at the bus stop the next day. …show more content…
After several stops an elderly woman boards the bus; however, all the seats are occupied, thus prompting me to offer my own seat to her. I initiate a conversation with her and soon come to learn that she has recently immigrated to the United States after teaching in the Philippines. She spends the bus ride telling me stories about her life in the Philippines and gives me advice for life. She gives me more warmth than my grandmother ever had, and made my first bus ride welcoming, giving me affirmation for my decision to ride the