Underground, surrounded by a plethora of dirt, worms, and mud. I can hear the clink of the shovel hitting the ground as dirt is being scooped out, shovelful by shovelful. I am whisked away into a long, black car, which brought me to the hospital. Slowly I am lifted out of my coffin and brought into the hospital. As the calender days increase, my temperature decreases. I feel myself slowly, but surely, regaining the energy and rejuvenation i had once felt as a young girl. I stepped out of the ambulance and was carried via stretcher into my house gaining my first view of the sunshine, and my first breath of the fresh October air.
Sitting outside on the lawn of my high school, looking up, and bracing for the impact as my graduation cap landed in my hand, and then was placed on my head. In the car i'm reminiscing through my adolescent years; remembering the friends i made, the grades i have worked hard to earn, and the bonds i have striven to make stronger. Between staying up all night to complete an essay, balancing my time between my parents and my friends in order to establish strong bongs with both my family and my peers, and watching as life passed me by, seemingly slowly, but actually much faster than i anticipated, my high school career was rather fulfilling, and something out of the ordinary.
The bell rings and i take my backpack out my cubby. I start my journey to my house and as I arrive i see my mom waving on the front porch with a camera in her hand. I make my way up to her and stand there smiling, while she takes as many pictures that will satisfy her, for she wouldn't dare to forget her little girl's first day of school. She and I then travel into the kitchen and sit down for breakfast together. We talk about what our days will entail; her busy day at work, and my eventful day full of "whats your name?" and "welcome to kindergarten!" As the conversation subsides I make my way up to bed, get my pajamas back on, and crawl under the covers, laying awake, anticipating the day i have ahead of me, knowing it marks the beginning of the long journey that will be my life.
