Chapter 1: A New Beginning

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I rush to the airport and while going through the security check-in, I check the time, 9:50am. I can make it! As I rush over to gate 1 to see all the seats are empty. I run over to a lady walking away, "Um excuse me! Isn't this flight 84A?" I ask her nervously.

"Is this your flight?" I nod. "I'm sorry, the plane had already taken off a few minutes ago." She says.

Noooo! I wake up to my sweaty, panicking body. I wipe the sweat off my face and take a breath. My heart continues to race. It's not real! I take a deep breath. It's not real. Today I start my journey to a new life. I will be traveling to Hong Kong to start my career as an actor. My fear of messing up is consuming me even though I haven't even done anything yet. What if I arrive late at the airport or my belongings go missing? What if the airplane crashes and I die? I run my fingers through my hair. I have to do this right. This is my chance to become independent!

I have recently finished college and got a bachelor's degree for fine arts. While my family wasn't well off when they got married, they were able to strike fortune when me and my brothers were born. My parents have always had high expectations for me and they believe that I made the wrong decision in getting an art major. However I can't let them stop me again. I've had enough of them controlling my life, my every decision.

When I was younger, I had dreamt of becoming a fashion designer. I was ecstatic that I had found my life's goal but my parents... they obviously didn't feel the same. They allowed me to do art only because they thought it would help develop my mind and give me a more steady hand. When they thought that I was obsessed with it, and wanted to pursue a "useless" job, they tried to erase every trace of art from my life. No matter how I may try to hide things, my parents found out. I did art in elementary school and they knew. The school was full of students who were snitching on me. My parents bribed them and had connections with their families. Eventually I gave up because of my lack of encouragement and confidence. They made me doubt myself. Did they stop me because they thought I would fail? Maybe they made the right decision... I don't know what to think anymore.

A few years later, while I was in middle school, I was introduced to dramas and movies by some of my friends and I discovered my passion for acting. My parents created a schedule that I needed to follow and allowed me no free time. Under the pretense of doing school work I was allowed to watch movies and spend time with my friends. During this period of my life I also discovered my love for photography. I wanted to explore these passions of mine but I was afraid that my parents would discourage me again. I was afraid that I'll give up in the end. Currently, my life, although it is not perfect, feels like a dream. I never thought that I would have the bravery to go against my parents,

After I determinedly advocated for my own goals my parents gave up on me. They stopped caring. Things were never the same. When I thought that we had gone beyond these petty disagreements, they continued to keep their distance from me. I hoped that we would grow closer but all my efforts were in vain. They make no effort on finding out what was going on in my life.

My parent's high expectations started before I was even born. Both of my older brothers were the perfect sons, they got good grades and went above and beyond for everything. My oldest brother, Joseph, created a small technology company at the age of 19 and has expanded into a music company in the past few years. Now he is very well known. My other brother, Benjamin had begun in aiding Joseph in the company but later branched out into his own company for medicine and education. Joseph was currently in Paris signing a contract with musically talented individuals. Benjamin, on the other hand, was in South Korea working with other large companies to learn and discover new possibilities for medicines. While they both live in New York, they are often in other places for business.

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