"You should be a model"
"Sets a wonderful example for all the students in our class."
"A great role model for the other children."
"I wish I had 110 more students that set such high standards."
"You are a special young lady."
"You were an awesome friend"
"Your child has been identified as an award recipient and will be honored at our Annual Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony."
"Most Likely to Rule the World"
"Your incredible energy and your aspiration to excel will help you to set the world on fire!"
"To the beautiful girl with an even more beautiful mind"
"You are a bright young woman with an amazing future ahead"
"You are a wonderful person, with terrific potential."
"Your future will be very bright."
Just stop...
I didn't do this for me. I did it for you, so you'd be proud of me; happy with me.
Don't look at me like I'm something amazing. When all I can do is impress you, I will, and I have, but now I'm not so impressive.
I'm just me.
Everything I accomplished was for your approval. I never wanted any of this, especially these expectations you've put on me. I wanted people to like me for me. I wanted to be real, to leave a lasting impression. Now I'm just the smart girl, or the mean girl, or the scared girl.
I'm not me.
You won't let me.
Please, let me?
YOU ARE READING
Short Story
RandomLife packs a lot of detail into a short existence. This collection of poems and short stories is a look into a life that has only begun, but has already been filled with so much. None of the art posted is mine. The cover art is not mine. Credit to...
