Beep! Beep! Beep!

My swollen eyes shot open I could not believe that this was happening

Just two weeks earlier my parents gave me news that flipped my childhood upside down

After two days of shock, a week and a half of sulking, and many meltdowns

I climbed into my seat

As the moving truck slowly pulled away from my beloved childhood home the tears flowed

The 15 hour drive seemed to last an eternity

Once we approached our final destination the pit in my stomach overwhelmed me

We unloaded the truck which held all my childhood memories and dreams

The next day was the most terrifying day of my 13 years

Highschool

Going in at the bottom of the food chain

the fear of wedgies and popular girls

Nauseated me

I knew nobody

Alone...so very alone

The moment I left the safety of my moms car

I grew up

I decided that I was going to make friends

I was going to embrace my circumstances

I was going to allow myself to decide my destiny

My attitude and confidence is under my control

Four years later

I am the best I have ever been

what I decided that day has stuck with me ever since

Anywhere I go I remember that

Being happy

Being positive

Being kind

Is all a choice

This is when I knew I was growing up