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crushed. This dress was way out of my parent’s budget. They saw how much my eyes lit up and how much I wanted this dress, but they had their rules set. Devastation came over me. My emotions spilled all over the place. Tears trickled down my face. No one understood how much I wanted this dress. It wasn’t just a dress to me; it showed me that I was beautiful. My heart felt heavy over such a petty thing. Some would even…

The thought entered my mind and it was at that moment I knew I had to do it. I was just so mad at him, no one can treat my friends like that. I was not even sure if I could pressure myself into doing this, but somehow I knew what I had to do. About a year ago a new kid joined my baseball team. His name was Blake. Within a few weeks Blake and I became great friends. We would hang out after games and go bike riding after school, we did a lot together. A few weeks later we were doing drills. Coach…

of people, and quite a few of them ended up being rather toxic. This particular debacle began over vacation on the cusp of autumn. My sister and two of our friends were together on a trip to Newport, Rhode Island, and on the two hour car ride there, one friend, I’ll call her A (I don’t want to use any names), threatened to reveal a long-time secret kept between her and another of my friends who was also my boyfriend, J, which had the codename of “Muskrat.” I was very eager to figure out what…

quickly dialing the clinic’s number. It rung a few times before she was greeted by a happy voice on the other end, “Hello, how may I help you?” Gilma cleared her throat, “I need a doctor to come to my house, my mother has fallen very ill and is unable to be moved.” The voice became serious,…

Out of all age groups, teenagers are most commonly labeled as going through phases.Its true, at the end of the day, I am just a young 18 year-old girl. I think that I know everything, but the truth is I have an entire life ahead of me. I am still learning the ways of life each and every day. That doesn't mean, however; that I don’t know what it is that I want for myself in this time and moment. Don’t tell me that I want tattoos and piercings just because my friends have them, only because it is…

“I’m not good at stories, Pidge. Why do you need one?” “Because I’m having the anxiety of a lifetime for the testing we have tomorrow.” “You’re smart, you’ll do fine. Go to sleep.” “Ah, come on Hunk, bore me with one of your stories!” Hunk signed, plugging in his lava lamp for extra light, “Alright, fine. Uh, the story takes place in New Orleans, 1930.” “No, no, no! Do the flapper days of the 1920’s!” “Okay, okay! New Orleans, in the 1920’s. With a man named Keith, who is in his early twenties,…

You were a teenager once you know how it is." "Yes I was and I do but I loved high school, you'll form friendships that'll last a lifetime." "Not true." "What do you mean?" "After high school everyone goes off to college and starts their life one that is too busy for a friendship." "Not all the time, you may find that friend who sticks with you through everything." "I doubt it" "Well you want know if you don't go. Come on please , for me." He began to tickle me which followed with…

Freedom, and rights for that matter, is a giant teeter-totter. You never have quite the right balance to keep it even and up in the air without your feet touching the ground. I think that I’ve had times where I’ve had my rights infringed on,that my rights and my freedom had brought up debate, but I think at some point we all do. I guess a time where I saw that freedom is more defined by the person is when I chose not to stand for the pledge of allegiance last year. It was a personal choice,…

During the first few weeks of class I was unsure of what to do for my behavior change, there are so many things in my life that I could do without and that would help me live a happier healthier life such as eating fast food, drinking soda, Facebook and social media usage, as well as the habit of judgment. At first I thought the easiest thing that I could change would be to stop eating fast food. While fast food is a horrible habit that I have enquired due to my busy schedule, after the first…

gradually came to a stop. I stood there with her in a strange trance, not really understanding what had just happened between us. A thankful grin formed across her face, and her eyes smiled at me. Bergita felt better, and amazingly I hadn’t said a single a word to her. We had…