On My Own

Intro

I cruised down the road with my hair flowing in the wind from my convertible. The sunset over the ocean was to the right of me: a perfect mix of oranges and pinks. The great thing about living on an island was you can drive to one side to see the sunrise over the ocean and then drive to other side to see the sunset over the ocean too. I was on my way back from my daily drive to watch the sunset. Clairol Island, it was a small island just off the coast of South Carolina. Everyone knew everyone and hardly any tourists came around. I've lived here my whole life and I've grown up with everyone on this island. We were like one big family. At the moment, we were all on summer vacation but I had just graduated from high school. Time to start thinking about what I was going to do with my life. We do it a little differently at Clairol. Once you graduate, you either get a job at a local store, or start your own family. Nobody stepped foot outside of Clairol. Nobody had their heart set on college, except for me. I wanted to do something with my life outside of this island. Something that had a meaning. A reason to live.

At that point, I had no idea how to achieve my goal. No clue whatsoever. But then something happened that changed my life forever.

The Walkers moved to Clairol.