I shut the door to my apartment and leaned back after another long day. Before I continue here's a little background information on me. I'm Danielle, or Dani for short. I'm an 18 year old girl from New York. Im currently living by myself in a small apartment, but it wasn't always that way. I used to have my family. My mom, dad, and sister, but they died in a fire when I was six.
I don't remember too much from that night, but I have glimpses of it every so often in my dreams. After the fire, I went to live with my grandparents, they took care of me, and kept me in school, but my grandmother passed a few years ago, and my grandfather was moved to assisted living just 4 months ago. Most of his money went to the government to pay for it, but he gave me a couple thousand to keep me on my feet.
I am all on my own now, I'm trying so hard to graduate because I know it's what my grandparents would have wanted, but I'm barely making it by.
After school I work an eight hour shift as a waitress, which doesn't exactly make me rich. It takes almost all of my paycheck to pay for rent, and what's left pays for groceries... anyways, I should probably get some sleep, cause I have to do it all over again tomorrow.
