The Hurt Locker

on the bus together, people would make fun of him for being gay and teased him the whole trip. To get my point across to him that I was serious about what I said, I joined in and went right along with all of the joking. He would look at me with such hurt in his eyes but I would only keep going. I was being extremely selfish. I got bullied all through school and this was the first time I was truly ‘accepted’ and I had no intention of letting him take that…

I knew that something was coming, there had to be, things were getting bad again. I don’t mean just bad I mean rely bad. They were going back to the way they were in the days before the “protective laws”. The laws that the government put in place when I was little that instated mandatory curfews, school metal detectors, and lowered the age of being tried as an adult from 18 to 16 because there wasn’t enough room in the juvenile detention system to hold all the troublemakers. All of these laws…

Unit 2 Key Vocabulary Assignment The Biggest Mistake It was October 6th, 2009. I remember every second of it as if i went through it a million times, and I did. I went through the pain and the ache of it everyday. That day repeats itself repetitively throughout my head, and I wish to see her again. Her bright smile, when something made her laugh and her royal blue nail polish, she would scratch off in math class. I wish to get one more day…

Love takes time. Love takes dedication. But most of all, if you're not careful. Love takes all. I put my pen down as I finished my homework. "Damn, that took waaay too long." I stood up from my seat and jumped into my bed, messing up all the order that was there before. "It's because of her." I check my phone for messages, none received. I bury my face into a pillow. It all started a year ago, I was classmates with this girl called Mio. At first, I didn't even pay attention to her.…

The sport of swimming has taught me that I am not going to be able to win every competition and make a personal record every time I compete. From coming to the harsh reality and realization that most of the time I will not reach my audacious goals, I learned to focus on working hard and making small personal victories on a daily basis. In swimming the season consists of about a dozen small competitions that eventually lead up to the championship meet. The championship meet is when fastest…

Campus Carry Facts Campus carry, also known as S.B.11, may seem like a peculiar thing to need while on campus because colleges are supposed to be safe environments for students to receive knowledge for their future careers, but may be necessary. The new S.B.11 allows licensed gun owners to bring their weapons on campus and have the guns with them. Although being armed is allowed in certain areas they are not allowed everywhere on campus according to the campus carry policies. The purpose of…

Bryan and I were best friends. We did everything together, whether it was finishing up our Calculus homework five minutes before class started or sitting on my couch eating popcorn and watching the scariest movies we could find. Neither of us had many other friends, so it had been just the two of us all through high school. He was the first person I would go to with all of my problems, even the ones that girls would generally only share with other girls. Sometimes we would stay up for hours at…

gay. Although Daniel didn’t think it was a big deal, his friend had a different perspective about this matter. Rather than keeping that information private, he shared it with the rest of his friends as the rumor escalated all the way to the football locker room. Bullying by other students begin to happen and it got worse for each day. Things got increasingly difficult for him to the point where he made the decision to transfer to Palo Verde High School. That year, I met him in Chemistry class…

1. I dislocated my kneecap one day at my old school. It was lunchtime, and the crowded cafeteria was full of noisy teenagers. I was sitting at one of the small round tables at the far end of the room with my friend Cheyenne. Finished with my lunch, I got up to return my tray and felt an unnatural popping sensation in my right knee as I stood from my chair. As my weight shifted I felt my kneecap pop out of place, slide over, and lock into place on the side of my leg. Immediately I fell back into…

Be a gentlemen, manage money, work hard, be the best you can be; That’s what I wished my father told me. Be a star athlete, get all the girls, be a man; Have big biceps, be smart but not too smart, be a jock, date the hottest cheerleader; Eat healthy, don’t get fat, drink alcohol, smoke pot; Dress nice, have a decent haircut, get yourself a smooth ride; Go to all the parties, do shots, start a fight, learn how to fuck a girl; I want to make love to a girl; Learn how to defend yourself, never…