The Key
The author of this story has created the collage seen above. (Click to see the full-sized image.)
School is very important to me because it is the key to what I want to be. I want to be a surgical nurse. I will do it for the money so I can take care of my little sisters. Sometimes going to school is hard because you don’t know what people are going to say, or you don’t know what is going to happen. You don’t know what you are going to do, or whether there is going to be a fight. You just don’t know. It’s like life, one day at a time.
There was a time that I didn’t go to school, but now I go every day. I am on time and I go to all of my classes. My school is crowded and big. There are a lot of students, and teachers, loud talking and stupid boys. School feels like it’s never going to end. Then to top it off, the smell that comes from the lunch room is terrible.
But I like Art class, because Ms. Walker lets us be spiritual and lets us be free, and helps all she can. In her class I have worked on projects about abusive relationships and violence. My favorite project was when we had to draw ourselves. I didn’t think I could do it, but I did draw the picture. I said “I don’t think I can do this,” but Ms. Walker said I could and I did.
At a point and time in my life, I felt lost. I sat and thought about what I wanted to do. Do I want to be a failure? I don’t want to be a failure. So I set goals and I’m going to follow them to the fullest and pray that God will hold my hand through it. I gained self-esteem happiness and courage, and I always want to have that in my life. I gained these things by believing in me, and saying I could do this and not looking back.
I would describe myself as a caring loving person. And a person that loves to enjoy life to the fullest no matter what people think should happen or what people say, I know what I want to be. I am my own mentor, because I believe in myself. I have enough courage to tell myself that I am somebody. I like to ask questions. I want to tell myself in two years that I succeeded, that I stuck to it. If I just keep believing in myself and having enough courage to stand up I will get to my goal. I will finish school and grow up to be a surgical nurse.
