The One for Me

Author’s Note- When everyone is telling you to give up and go for someone else, deep inside your heart… you know he’s the one.

Just like David’s smile, I can relate to liking someone a lot and them not even knowing. In the book “Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Three", it tells stories about real people that may being going through the same things as me. Just like how I’ve liked the same guy for about two years; but somehow, he chooses to just blow me off for a bunch of other girls. He knows that I like him, but he just acts like he doesn’t even know I exist. But deep down in my heart, I know that he’s the one for me.

Perfect. The word I would use to describe him as. You can’t help but fall in love the minute you set eyes on him. I just melt when I see his big brown eyes widen, or as he flips his luscious brown hair. For a second, everything seems perfect. Then you see his girlfriend walking beside him, and you say to yourself… why can’t that be me? Sure, I’m not blonde, and I don’t have the perfect body. But hey, I’m not half bad.

I have long brown hair with a tint of red, big brown eyes, an okay smile, but most of all… I have a heart. Not many people can say that. I feel special that I have a heart and can honestly love someone from the inside out. My loves aren’t just those fake ones where you say “<3 u” over text message. Mine is a hug, holding hands, and then saying I love you, and actually meaning it. I can actually love someone the right way… can you?

“If we loved again, I swear I’d love you right”, by Taylor Swift, in her song Back to December. Those lyrics are the story of my life. If I could date that guy again, I swear I’d love him right. I know, the first time I screwed up, but this time I know what I’m doing and I would really like a second chance. Life is all about mistakes; without them, you wouldn’t be who you are today. I don’t want to let him slip away, like she let David slip away. That’s why I’m trying to hold on, I’m just hoping I can hold on long enough without letting go first.

I’m a lover, not a fighter. But I’ll fight for what I love. That’s how I feel about this guy. I just wish he could stop being so  mean to me though, because I’m trying so hard not to let him go. When I feel like he’s trying to get away from me as fast as he can. I just don’t feel like I’m ready to give up yet. If I try hard enough, I know I’ll get a second chance with him, because he is… the one for me.

My First Game

Author's Note- I've been playing soccer since I was little, and I've loved it ever since.

Dribbling, passing, and shooting are all part of the sport, soccer. Many people prefer to use their hands in sports, but I like to be an oddball and use my feet. I still remember my first soccer game I ever played. It was in 4^th grade, and our team name was Magic. My friend Skyler was dribbling the ball next to me. We were on offense and were going up for the goal. Each trembling step was an inch closer to the victory! She tripped and fell right before the goal. I looked down and thought to myself, I guess it’s my turn to score. So I took the ball and my mind shouted SHOOT! I planted my foot on the ground and swung. I took a corner shot, and it hit the net! I scored, in my first game. Ever since, I’ve felt passionate about this sport. Til this day, I play soccer and am on a wreck team. One day when I work hard enough, I’ll be on select again.

Never Give Up

Author’s Note- While reading this, you will experience the pain of a little boy going through tragic abuse. The book “A Child Called It” was really intriguing because in close detail, it really captures what it would feel like to be abused.

Many people have been verbally and mentally abused, but try being physically abused. Beating after beating, you feel like it’s a nightmare that you can never escape. Most people think that physical abuse doesn’t go on in this world, but those people are wrong. It seems like there’s no abuse or harm because the ones getting abused are afraid to speak. They want to just keep quiet and unspoken. Nothing’s going to get better if you don’t speak up though; because life isn’t always a ray of sunshine. So while the clouds hang over your head, just remember to never give up.

David Pelzer had some pretty rough and tragic times through his childhood. The crazy thing is that his family started off flawless and connected; but as the years went on, the mother began to hate David or “It”. Even though his mother hated and treated him like trash, deep down inside, David never gave up. Every day was a struggle and a fight for survival. Without having food for days on end, he became weaker and weaker by the hour. Yet, he continued to do his daily chores that mother insisted on. Through all the punches, slaps, and thrashes, David never back down from a fight.

Since he never backed down from a fight, he learned to never give up. Somehow through everything he went through, he didn’t give up hope. He was determined to get out of his Mother’s mad-house. David felt unloved and alone, and on the outside it showed. But deep down in the inside, he knew he would someday be loved and have a family of his own. All he needs to do is pray to God and ask him for help and guidance. God makes everything ok and back to reality. He can make your life feel like a fairytale, but you have to be the one to make the first move.

David’s first move was to not go off and abuse others, but to help others and explain to them the realism in abuse. Most people that got abused go off as adults and continue to abuse others. Not David though, he was a special boy. He helped other people that have been abused or were abusers. They soon learned the importance of not giving up hope. He’s talked to schools and he even wrote this book. Knowing that he wrote the book made it all the more special. What really jumped out at me in the book was the voice. As I read the book, I felt as though I was encountering all the same things that he did. The book seems so real; like you just want to go and save him from all his suffering.

Even after everything David went through in his childhood, he turned out to be a good influence on others. He gives help to people that are going through or went through the same thing he did. It gives him a warm feeling inside when he feels he can help others. He never thought he would be able to do this, but he did one thing that kept him from being like most of the abused… He never gave up.