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Mallory Gold.
It was just my name, but it was a name that everyone in the town of Chesterfield knew.
And when I say everyone, I mean everyone.
Let me put things in perspective for you, I'm a senior in High School, I love going to parties and spend the majority of my time gossiping. Who am I? I'm the second most popular person in Chesterfield High School after my best friend Amelia Harrison.
That's how most people would describe me. However, if I had to describe my self...I'd say that I'm a 17-year-old hormonal teen who loves to eat junk food while watching shows like Grey's Anatomy and Orange is the New Black on Netflix.
That doesn't sound like what a popular person does, right?
Well, news flash... it isn't.
For the past three years in high school, I've spent my time being someone I'm not. It all started when Amelia and I where freshman. Amelia, being sick and tired of being labeled as a social outcast, devised a list of things to get us to become the most respected 9th graders in the school.
And guess what folks...it worked.
Fast forward to senior year, and we where basically local celebrities. It was only today however, that I realized I wasn't being the type of person I wanted to be. I realized that after high school was over, the only thing I'd have is my popularity and 0 life experience. My popular high school memories would be stuffed in a box, labeled as 'glory days' and thrown in the attic.
I'd have no stories to share with my daughter about 'the one that got away', and no stories about the teacher that hated me (because they all adored me). I'd only have stories about the people who despised me because I'm popular, that guy that I crushed on in sophomore year who didn't have the guts to ask me out because he thought I was too far above him, and about my one real friend, Amelia.
Anyways, I decided I wanted to become a person with stories and experiences from high school to share. I decided that when I get out of high school, I want to move on in the world with dreams to chase based off of the things I've learned. But, I haven't learned anything, (except how to put on makeup in 20 minutes.) I haven't experienced love, or loss. I've never broken the rules. I've never been spontaneous. So, to change that, I made a bucket list of things that will provide me with these experiences before senior year-ends. I made a list just like Amelia did. Except, mine has a name.
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"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." - Steve Jobs
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The Gold List
Genç KurguMallory Gold isn't someone you'd expect to be a rebel. She's never kissed someone, never gotten drunk and hasn't broken any laws. She's never been reckless. But that doesn't mean she's going to just go out and do all of these irresponsible things. N...
