Battle Scars

chapter 37 - finding the right words

Timothy told us to go deep with this assignment. He said the more personal you are with writing, the more real and true it is.

"Some people will have a lot to write, others not as much, but I picked this topic because we've all felt pain before. Physical, emotional, both. I promise that each and every one of you have felt enough pain that you can all write a good paper. Which is why you should be personal, you're not the only one who feels pain, we can all relate," he said.

But no matter how many times he said "go deep", "be personal", and "we can all relate", I have no idea how to write this. I would be fine with "going deep" if we didn't have to read it in front of everyone.

He's right, I do have a lot to write of things to write about with this topic, I'm just not sure how to say it when I know everyone's going to hear it.

I talked about it with Brandon today. Even when he's sick, weak, and tired, he still has the ability to be so sweet it makes me feel better. He told me to write everything. That I should get everything out and down on paper. He said I should read it proudly in front of the class because "it's a part of who I am and every part of me is beautiful".

So when I finally decided to open my notebook and grab my pen, I knew exactly what I wanted to write. But down in the kitchen or living room it was too loud and up in my room it was far too quiet. I ended up somewhere I don't go to enough. Our Place.

I sit on the rock Brandon and I always did before, listening to the waves wash against the sand. The slight breeze makes the heat of the sun barable.

Once I start writing I can't seem to stop. My pen keeps moving and new ideas keep coming to me. In the end, I'm beyond happy with what I've wrote and I'm actually excited to share it with the class.

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Author's Note:

The next chapter will be the poem Callie wrote. It'll probably be up tomorrow, but it depends on how long it takes me to write it. I'm not sure how long that'll be because I want it to be good and I'm not too great at poetry. But thanks for reading and I'll update as soon as I can.