'Who am I to be a successful person? My father's in jail for drug dealing, mother's basically going down the same road. My older brother is a leader of a gang and I'm me.
Im stuck in a crime infested town. I'm a C- student at best, I have no future'
Thats what I thought before I turned my life around.
I am Amanda Frey, and this is my story...
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"AMANDA!! Time for school! "
My aunt Melanie(aunt Mel) had to be the world's worst alarm clock.
"Amanda?!"
"Yes! I'm up" I reluctantly got out of bed, I was almost (not really) brought to tears. The bed was calling my name, Amanda, Amanda, don't leave me. Yet unfortunately, I had to go to school. Well atleast that's what they called it. To me is was more like a place for future convicts.
I got dressed and went downstairs. I sat on my usual old stool, it wss the only stool that didn't make a noise when you sat on it.
"What's for breakfast Mel? " Mel(anie) was like a mom to me, I love her very much. She's the one who kept me off the streets.
"Breakfast won't come to you. You'll have to get off your ass, and make something. "
"Ugh!" I moaned as I got up. "Today's the big day Mel."
"Ooh thats right. First day of high school. You excited?"
I made myself cereal, "as excited as I'll ever be. "
I finished my cereal, grabbed my phone said goodbye and headed for the bus stop.
When I got there, I put my headphones in and got into my own little world.
Music is my life, the lyrics are my story.
I saw the bus in the distance and prepared myself for the day.
I got into the bus and the first thing I heard was a blonde girl say, "hashtag LOSER alert". Then she laughed, she had the most annoying laugh I had ever heard. Ironically, everyone started laughing along with her. I guess wearing a Spongebob tee on the first dayof schoolwas abad idea.Hello sweet high school.
I sat at the back of the bus and continued with my music. I felt a tap on my shoulder, I turned around and saw the cutest boy I'd ever laid eyes on.
"Hey, I'm Todd. "
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Short Story'Who am I to be a successful person? My father's in jail for drug dealing, mother's basically going down the same road. My older brother is a leader of a gang and I'm me. Im stuck in a crime infested town. I'm a C- student at best, I have no futu...
