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So it was about three weeks before Spring Break and I had to make up my mind about what I was to do because I didn’t want to be cooped up in the house like I do annually anyways. My cousin Josiah had opened that opportunity up for me. He had asked me if I wanted to go to New York with him over the Spring Break and meet my other family. At first, I paid him no mind because I thought he was buffing until his mom called me and asked if I was coming or not. She told me that if I was coming, have my…

June 18, 2015. It was a breezy Saturday afternoon and everything seemed normal. I looked out my window on the fifth story of our hotel. I saw the birds flying in the air. My family and I were on vacation in Miami, Florida. It was such an amazing resort! All of the sightseeing we had done was incredible, and we even went snorkeling a couple of days ago! Seeing all of the fish and other aquatic life was so amazing. “Jessica, we are going to be late!” my mom yelled. It took me by surprise and…

“In three words I can summarize everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” I remember these words repeating in my head as my mom told me the devastating news about my uncle. When you are living your life, you began to feel as if nothing can come between you and your happiness. You forget that this journey does come to an end like a roller coaster does after its crazy, adrenaline-filled ride and it can happen to anyone you know. Events in life can hit you at any given moment, and sometimes…

My Northern Michigan Adventure Every year my family and I go up to our favorite place, Rogers City Michigan. Rogers City is a small town at the edge of Michigan right on the water. It is a place to relax and unwind for a while. The small city offers quaint shops, delicious places to eat and friendly people. We stay right on the shores of Lake Huron just outside of Rogers city. Where the waves crash and the sand beckons you to come frolic in the sun. The days leading up to the trip are almost on…

It isn’t fair. “Why is it like this?”Mirie muttered looking at her lap. She sighed as she looked out the window of the bus as it turned toward her neighborhood. Grey clouds obscured the sun. All the houses were the same dingy, decaying brown color. Some had broken shutters and doors barely hanging on their hinges. Her house was in fact similar. Her bus came rumbling to a halt. Mirie sighed again as she stood up to get off the bus. As she went down the steps, the driver called out,” Happy…

Ever since I was young I have always happened to find myself being the black sheep of the flock; I was always the one left out, the odd one of the group. I was the youngest of my two brothers and also happened to be the quietest. Growing up wasn’t easy for my family and I since my mother was a single mother of 3 and had no one else to support her. You might be thinking “what about your father?” well my mother left him right before I was born due to the fact that he was abusive to my mother and…

I grew up with three brothers and a single mother. The life we lived was not the average person’s life because my brothers and I have been put through so much at such a young age that we didn’t really register what was truly happening. By the time we would start to catch on to what was happening, we would already be on the move. That was pretty much our life, a life that was unstable. As we watched our mother get fired or let go job after job, it began to be a very hard life to live. I’ve lost…

It’s been ten years of this marriage and I can’t take it anymore, I want to leave but I don’t know how to get out. I've asked for a divorce bu but tells me no each time, I feel like a prisoner to this man, he just keeps me around to take care of the house when he's gone, I'm scared for my life, he's never hit me but when he drinks he becomes very violent. I need to get out before he hurts me. I can hear him coming in the house the clicks of his boots, rumble through the house it gets louder as…

The most interesting part about working at a sex shop was the people. It was always interesting to see who came into the shop and why they came in. A lot came in because they wanted to try something new with their partners. Some came in to get things for their friend’s birthdays and others came in for their own pleasure. It was always fun answer questions for beginners and showing them the safest and sometimes most tame products that newbies might want to try. It was the best job a guy could ask…

The Frightening Moment It was summer break. I woke up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, then I woke my sister up, My sister is 5’6 in tall, has long black hair and black eyes, and is plump and chubby. My sister and I went to the kitchen to make some breakfast. I made some tea, and my sister made some French toast. After having breakfast, we went to get dressed, and I picked up a light blue shirt and black pants. My parents own two gas stations, so after getting dressed we went to one of our gas stations…