Finding Myself

Prologue

March 24th, 2015- Diary entry 103

My life has been completely normal. I live in a house with my cute puppy, I'm popular with a lot of friends, and I get whatever I want. I don't usually go through major changes, like the one I'm going through right now. I've never moved, never have to get used to new stuff, or make new friends. I live a normal, unchanged life. But things are going to change. They are going to change the way I live my life from now on.

Now, A lot of my friends tell me that I'm a bit over dramatic. But trust me, this really is a bad as it sounds. The thought about my life in an exact month from now scares me. But, if you want to understand my whole life from this point onward, you're going to need to know this part.

It all started when I was having the best day ever. My friends and I were going to have a humongous party at their houses, my boyfriend got me a ring for our 1 year anniversary, and I was going to get my paycheck from Chuck's Groceries. But when I came home, my parents were having a meltdown. My mom was crying like crazy, while my dad was silently crying while calming her down.

"What is going on? Why are you both crying?" Of course I shot them questions; I had to know what was going on. Then I saw the army seal on my dad's lap. I knew Uncle Jimmy was in the navy.

"Did Uncle Jimmy die?"

"No, Jimmy is fine. In fact, he's coming to see us and have dinner with us." Dad said.

"Then why is mom cry-" I stopped. I knew where this was going. My hands were shaking, my heart beating faster and faster, minute by minute. I don't know how long it took for me to get back to reality. I was just staring into my funny and goofy dad's eyes. He was never interested in this. He was even against Uncle Hank and Joe in the war; Why did he want to go? I kept telling myself that that's not what was happening. But, the words just had to be set loose in the air.

"Dad's going to war."