Sleepover

The gleaming sun caressed my squinting face as I glanced up at the magnificent blue sky decorated with white, fluffy clouds that resembled cotton candy. I was outside exploring the vast backyard while barefoot. It was my first morning in the United States. My stepfather, my siblings, and I had arrived seven hours ago from the Philippines to our new home in Rhode Island from the T. F. Green Airport at around midnight. Last night was my first time seeing my mother in a year. I was furious,…

struggles of their own, the two had a much healthier relationship than Veda and Mildred. The only point in their relationship that was challenging was after Louise had her breast cancer surgery. What ultimately repairs their relationship is the sleepover the two share in Cohen’s dorm room. They stay up all night, just talking. This cathartic release of emotions allowed the two to repair what was broken in their relationship. Unlike Veda and Mildred, the two looked past their differences, even…

At 15 years old, I didn’t have any interest in boys. Throughout my childhood I would go to sleepovers with other girls from my class, and while they’d giggle at the pictures of the male models in Teen Vogue and gossip about the latest boys that they’d been smitten with, I would sit on the side and absolutely infuriate them during games of Truth or Dare. The question was always the same. “Come on Delaney, you’ve gotta tell us! Who do you like?” Naturally, answer was always the same too. I’d…

It was another boring day at Carmel Middle School, Teachers teaching, students learning, messing around, talking, and basically any other thing that happens on a normal boring day of school was happening today. That is, until me, and a group of my friends discovered the dark secret behind Carmel Middle school. I’ll tell you that story, but first, let me introduce you to Carmel middle. The school sits directly in the middle of Carmel Indiana, a small suburb of Indianapolis, This is the kind place…

Hey guys! Diana here, and today I want to discuss the importance of representation. Only in recent years have queer characters and relationship wiggled onto the big screen. After decades of the queer community being shoved aside for straight story lines, we are finally starting to see our own blossoming in the limelight. But it isn't all sunshine and rainbows (pardon the pun). As a community, we still face a lot of problems when it comes to media, primarily not being represented at all, and when…

When someone graduates high school they have to grow up and learn how to make big decisions. They are told all the time to think about college and start to know that they want to major in for a career. Some people know what they want to do right out of high school and other are just lost. Some people get things handed to them and others have to work hard for everything they have. When I interviewed my sister Gabriela Hernandez, I learned so much from her. Gaby is a crew chief at Portillo and…

most kids around me. Decisions were always made by your parents, the way you grow up is mostly defined by your parents. Will they overprotect the first child and spoil the second? Will they force you to play an instrument and not let you attend a sleepover (source 1). These are all questions parents will consider as their child grows up. “Parenting is tough work,” (source 4) (not that I know what it’s like) the way you go about parenting can…

Love has always been a mystery to me. Not in the sense of love that comes from another person of the opposite gender but more so family & self love. These two types of love are my monster/creature in a scooby doo episode, Only difference is that my episode is sixteen years long with no clues left along the way. The definition of “love” is an intense feeling of deep affection. But there are many other definitions that others may classify love to be. Love is the person that I have identified but…

Whether it is Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites, interacting on many of these sites and the like, has come to control many people’s lives. People can spend hours updating and reading statuses, or even just viewing profiles and chitchatting. However, there are some who may find it ridiculous to spend some of their time on networking sites. Meanwhile, for others it is a lifestyle. These people can feel like as if they were alone in the world not knowing what to do. With smart…

where everyone ran and then formed alliances or stayed on their own. Then, we had to try to find each other and “kill” the other with a long stick. Like I said, we act like five year olds. Anyway, we were at two of my friends dad’s house for a sleepover. His house is pretty much out in the middle of nowhere. There are fields and hills surrounding the house with tall grass and there…