Girl Forgotten

Here lies the beginning

Journal Entry #1

   Hey there, my name is Samantha Freire, but most people call me Sam. I'm sort of new to this, so sorry if I sound all over the place. I just moved to a new town, and tomorrow is my first day of school and I don't want to go. My brother is definitely going to make me go though, he cares way too much about me. I know he does it to protect me, but i've been doing that by myself for a while now. I don't need an 'authority' figure telling me how to live my life, I can do whatever I want whenever I want. 

   Well I guess I should start from the beginning right? Thats normally where stories start... I was born in uptown New York, but it never felt like home, probably because I didn't even have a home at the start. When I was born, my mom dropped me off in front of a hospital. She basically decided I wasn't worth keeping. So there I was, no mother, no home and no name. I had a pretty horrid child hood, but thats in the past, and that is where it should stay. When I turned fourteen I got arrested for shop lifting and someone came to pick me up. Turns out it was my bother, and he wanted me to live with him. So here I am now, sixteen years old living in my brothers small apartment with his crack head of a girlfriend. She doesn't actually smoke crack, but she might as well be. 

   I don't expect anyone to understand my issues, I never asked for that, but I just want my story to be out there, I want someone to read this and feel important, or just feel anything. I don't want anyones sympathy, that is not why I am writing this, I am writing this for myself, and for all the other people in the world struggling to imagine a better life. 

   Just don't forget that you are not forgotten, that is something I have not figured out just yet. So if you are still reading this its probably because you need some reassurance, or maybe you're just intrigued by me and want to continue on this journey with me. Well lets see where it takes us. Bye for now I guess.. 

xSamx