At The Peak by abigail04

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hive-170798 · @abigail04 · Jun 25 '22 (edited)

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At The Peak

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At The Peak

Unwrapping my chocolate, I read the usual short quotes at the back and todays own says;
> "You'll never know how strong you are until being strong is the only option you have." [Bob Marley](https://www.passiton.com/inspirational-quotes/7814-you-never-know-how-strong-you-are-until-being)

Funny, how this is so relatable to my life. I had to grow up so fast ahead of my age and act mature. I had to be responsible at a very young age to achieve other people's expectations and in the course of doing that, you do not expect me to be relatable to other people and probably that is why they term me the proud freak. Just because I want to be alone or I feel like you are toxic to me doesn't mean I am a freak, it only means I know what I want, and I go for it. I think the quote for life should be that you shouldn't be excited when others are because they might only have low standards and expectations. Everyone at Green Field high school knew Aurora James, the proud senior. I didn't care about the term nor did I blink an eyelash at people who criticize me .

But then again, I never craved attention until I met him. I wanted to change the notion on everyone's mind about me. I wanted him to believe that I wasn't what people termed me as. People referred to me as a snub even when I wasn't. Ordinarily, I wouldn't care but because of him, I tried to change myself. In as much as what people say is irrelevant, you should care about certain things in life.

All my life, I've grown up to fulfill people's expectations because people always wanted more from me. I didn't want to be like this but I had to grow up fast. I hadn't realized that in pleasing one person, you are offending the next. I had to realize that people hated me and wanted to have nothing to do with me. This is who I am. I've tried and tried so hard to make myself a better person. Probably I am the worst person to ever cross this earth but that doesn't mean you should make me feel so low about myself. Sometimes I question my existence. Sometimes I look at myself and think about what I would have done to deserve this.

In as much as I try to look away from their words, I have feelings, I am human, and sometimes those feelings get hurt you know.

I met him. I met Harry Ford. The one at school who people referred to as trouble. The one I fell in love with. The one who made me want to change and show everyone who I truly am. The real me that everyone wouldn't see under my facade of not smiling. I wanted to converse more and I hope I wasn't too late, I hope I could make a change in myself.

Sing it loud. The most popular club in town. Everybody wanted to go there because it was where the cool kids at school hung out. Being a regular at club singing it loud is one step on your way to the social ladder at GreenField High school.

Not that I needed to be at the top of the social ladder, but I just wanted to be there because of Harry and nothing more so that I could get the chance for him to notice me. Life later taught me a lesson because I realized that being popular was only for the strong hearted. I came to understand the concept of being myself because being someone else is a waste of who I am. And like the lion king once said, " No matter the situation in the jungle, the lion can never eat grass." It's not pride but it's just who it is. It took time, but I came to terms with it.

After a while of mingling with him, I got to realize that being myself is the best instead of trying to be Harry Ford. I later got disgraced just because of how I have made myself to acquire the peak of pride. Turning back was just too hard for me but I had to make changes of turnaround. So, after mingling with him, I had a chance to change him which I did. Harry Ford later became a changed being since I have given him conditions to enter into my life. So, he took to the condition I strictly gave to him which made him change for real.

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@abdul-qudus · Jun 25 '22

We don’t really have to give up on things at times. Good you were finally able to make him have a chance to change and that actually the best you can do for yourself. 
Nice entry keep it up

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@hazmat · Jun 26 '22

A young lady who almost lost confidence in herself. It's great she found support and change in the form of Harry, and he also found someone he was also willing be change for.

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@lordtimoty · Jun 25 '22

Morning Abigail;
Just popping by your piece. I don't want to make a comment about the piece itself, but I did have two wonderings about the mechanics of the piece which might be worth considering. 

1. You write this story in first person - for trying to develop an inner monologue, you could do this with first person, but as humans, we think all kinds of abstract or hyperbolized ideas - you could create further interest by including some of these in your piece - or, layering an occassional metaphor of simile in would help to add flair to the writing.

2. In your final paragraph, you start a couple of sentences with 'So'. If I could be blunt, I hate this as a sentence starter - it's actually unneccessary and creates a bit of a clunky-ness in the rhythm of the piece. All you need to do to fix this is cross the word out, start the sentence with, 'After mingling...' and then 'He took'. It will give your voice more strength.

Tim

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@marynn · Jun 28 '22

Am glad you realized that living to please someone is learning the person's life. Being yourself is the best in life, no stress.

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@theinkwell · Jun 26 '22 (edited)

Hello @abigail04,
In reading this story one understands that the narrator is on a journey of self-realization.  She has lived as a youth without thought about how her pride affected others and affected her own life.  However she meets someone, Harry Ford, who causes a change in her perspective.  It is a little hard to follow how this change occurs and what the change is.  However, it is evident that the young woman is on a journey and this of course is important to the prompt and to the skill target, character description.

Thank you for sharing this story with us and for engaging with the community.

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