Social withdrawn Alexandria Pierce makes a deal with her best friend Madison that is meant to make senior year a better one. She reluctantly agrees to get a date with the boy who destroyed her car mirror, Landon Singleton. She can't contend for too...
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The human mind is complex. I would know, I myself am admittedly complex. Some mornings when I would wake up early, whether it was just because or before I had to go somewhere, I would stare in the mirror picking at my appearance. I'm sure everyone has at least one insecurity, I'm included in the lump sum that has many insecurities but hides it from the world as best as they can. I feel so ordinary some days and withdrawn from the people around me, it sometimes bothers me. For me not to feel overwhelmed throughout the day, I'd think about all the negative things—maybe even cry a bit—and then say one optimistic thing before I could truly start my day.
Alexandria today is going to be a better day.
Looking in my bathroom mirror blowing out air, I fiercely ruffle my hair. My hair had been long since I could remember, I made the decision to chop it off two summers ago. It was the end of the school year when I first suggested it to my mom. She of course told me not to bother my hair but one night as I nearly had a staring match with the mirror—like now—I chopped it all off with a pair of dull scissors.
My mom is for the dramatics so she nearly fainted when she seen my hair. I didn't want her to see how much I regretted my decision the moment I saw her reaction, so I kept cutting it back the same length and she despised it. My wild-like pixie cut complimented my cheekbones to say the least. I was searching for a change within my life and a big chop seemed like the best option staring in my mirror. Since then, I've made the best of it by trying not to let my hair define me.
I'm content with the way my summer is going, my hobby is going great, I love it. My summer is going so great, I hadn't even paid enough attention to my hair to want to cut it. I just let it grow even though I constantly find myself ruffling at my hair. I didn't mind though; this newfound length is okay with me.
It's still warm here in Michigan, it's always like this the last few weeks of the summer and I take time to enjoy the warmth every day before winter would soon hit hard after a short fall season. To honor the last week with freedom to indulge in the warm weather, I decide that I'd go to the outdoor mall to take pictures with my Nikon; it was a gift from my parents for my 15th birthday and I'd taken plenty of pictures on it since. It was a new hobby of mine once I grew out of another small one. I studied different techniques until I found something that was likable for me and the vision that I had for my work.
Today I didn't put much effort into my look, ever honestly; for my face I was accustomed to wearing Chapstick, mascara, and eyeliner out in public. My best friend Madison wants me to get into makeup, because of that she bought me a starter makeup kit last school year, I told her I refuse to ever touch it. Even though I eventually did, it took me months to try something in the bag.
This morning I got up early and practiced something new with a shimmer soft orange eye and a red lip. Right when I had the nerve to get up and leave the house, I look at myself and I feel satisfied. I even contemplated on if I should finally try something new by going out with makeup on, but I left the thought as just that as I washed everything off, sticking to mascara. Truth is, I secretly love practicing my makeup at home, but I never liked to go out with it on, I didn't have enough courage.
