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1. I was not born. Not at first, at least.
2. Sometimes I think, “Wow, I’m good at something,” but then I get asked to do it in front of an audience and that thought happily prances out the window, falls a hundred stories down, rolls into the street, and is hit by a car.

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- As she called my name to go on next, I could already feel my palms sweating.

- I sat down on the marley flooring in the room and assumed my first position as I felt everyone’s eyes on me.

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Among the many treasures in my mother's room, her favorite are the photos of us when I was traveling with her in my childhood.

In the quiet night, I sat by the window of the hotel, looking at the traces of rain on the glass.

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My teacher called on me and my heart stopped.

I knew I was doing something I should not be doing.

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- I definitely was not supposed to read that. At least now I know what they think of me.

- Well, how did I end up here? Locked in a small white room getting some sort of diagnosis I didn’t think I needed.

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I had never dreamed that I would have a war with my own mother about the nature of womanhood until the day we set foot on a women’s campus.

Independence in a child’s eye is a conspiracy theory.

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. Get up, go to class, worry about where you fit in, return to a class you are lost in, drive home in silence with a distant carpool, struggle over new levels of homework, fall into bed and prepare to do it all over agin tomorrow.
2. Stressful as it is, finding your place in high school will eventually work out. However, that does not mean that there wont be any bumps along the way.

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I'm surrounded by 200 faces, but I feel so alone.

I felt like I had finally found my people but then why was I sobbing on my bed on a Friday night.

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My arms were cocked back, ready to swing, and I knew that if I messed this up, I would never be the same.

There was not a single person who didn't have their eyes on me, and I couldn't decide if that was a good or bad thing.

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He was on the floor screaming for help.

I'm sorry, Bobo

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At that moment, I felt my world was falling apart.

I was sitting on the couch and watching TV like I usually do on Saturday night while listening to my parents yelling at each other next door.

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How did I survive for two months without the extension to my brain?

If you had said, “Never have I ever run through a lunchroom sobbing, but stopped to shoved my lunch in the microwave,” I would sadly have to admit that yes, I had.

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It was both the most wonderful and worst time of the year; holiday season, and finals.
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It was both the most wonderful and worst time of the year. Time for holiday season, and for finals.

I was troublingly tired as I tried to stay awake and motivated, in hopes that the line I was in would soon bring me joy through replacing the lost hours of sleep.

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I thought I knew so much when I really knew nothing at all.

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The loud slap hastily landed on my face with the utmost anger, and I saw blood specks on the floor; The realization that it was my blood dripping on the floor, and feeling the subsequent physical and emotional pain, I was stupefied.

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 “Raise your hand if you have ever stolen anything.” The room is silent. All hands are neatly folded over the pink skirts in our laps, yet almost everyone is lying. 

Faith, Integrity, and Truth: three words we hear every day. Isn’t it ironic that we have a stealing problem? 

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The Group was like radium—glowing, cancerous, and toxic.

Hi, I’m Pluto—the little planet on the outskirts of the solar system.

Or: Hi, I’m Pluto—the slow-moving planet on the outskirts of a swirling solar system.

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She hit the ice, which I would expect from a clumsy girl like her, but after waiting a few seconds, I realized that she never stood back up.

It was 2:00 in the morning, and after spending hours at the hospital, I just wanted to go home and sleep.

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I should have known that I sabotaged myself from the start.         

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I should have known that I sabotaged myself from the start.         

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I feel the hands of God rest on my shoulders; "do not worry my dear," he whispers in my ear.

My life has been a consistent downward spiral since August 24th, 2017.

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The sea of people holding cardboard signs strewn with bright colors and political slogans was so dense that the signs nearly blocked out the sunlight. I was just a small fish in an ocean of opinions. 

Students are like aliens; they wouldn't be able to accept the status quo if their lives depended on it.

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I had just walked into a group of familiar faces, but none knew my name.

High school was supposed to be a new start.

The sounds of volleyballs hitting the floor and shoes squeaking welcomed me into my new life.

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I was in second grade when it happened.

I knew something bad was going to happen when I saw my mom talking to a police officer.

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I'm surprised that we didn't blow up the chemistry lab at least once, but we somehow made it out without a scratch and with decent grades.

I remember the teacher lighting the magnesium on fire and watching it glow, and just knowing that this class would be a class that I would remember for a long, long time.

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The first thought that popped into my head was “Mom is going to kill me.”

Chills ran through my body as I frantically looked for my final exam grade; I was shocked.