Scholarship2015 Stories

The true story of a girl's struggle to choose between right and wrong. Entry for the Wattpad Scholarship 2015.

That one moment in your life that makes you look further into your own future.

A story about life's obstacles that have made me into the human being I am today.

Part of me wishes I could have written a letter to my younger self, but then again, maybe I wouldn't have been so resilient if I knew it was all going to be ok.

Taking a deep breathe and stepping forward is what lead me to turning point in my life.

I am 19 years old and have struggled with the fact that I have never been in a relationship, never had my first kiss, and stood by while all these experiences happened to my friends.

A story of overcoming grief and discovering my soul. The title page was taken by me. The flower featured in it is from my nanny's funeral.

Meeting my biological father

This is a story about how I learned something about myself from a mollusk.

My name is Cindy Candelario, but my parents often called me Cinderella. However, the discovery of many things, including myself, has made me realize that I'm not Cinderella at all, I'd rather be Peter.

My cousin's diagnosis completely changed my perspective on my entire life, and taught me to appreciate the little things.

How I stopped hating to read, and developed a voracious appetite for books.

Ask yourself this one question: If you had to live a lie your entire life, could you do it?

My parent's divorce and the importance of it to me.

A story about how being diagnosed with a chronic disease can make you a stronger person, aimed at shifting your focus from yourself to others with chronic disease.

True story about my mom having a stroke in the summer between grade 8 and 9.

Brief documentations on my thoughts and experiences as a depressed and anxious teen in today's society, and ultimately gaining my residency as a citizen of this Prozac Nation and experiences accompanying it. *All images belong to their rightful owners, I make no claim to owning them. I will update some of the photos with artwork I made myself

My life might seem normal to any passerby on the street, but it hasn't been normal since the day I was born. I'm proud of who I am, but I became this way through events that any average 17 year old has only experienced when watching a movie or reading a book.

Don't let one person or thing define who you are.