My Rude Awakening The beginning of my freshman year in high school started out to be what I thought was, “great.” I was hanging out with the cool seniors and moving up the social ladder quite rapidly. Little did I know how much my friends would influence my life. My parents had just got divorced and I bottled my hurt and anger inside like a well corked bottle of vintage champagne ready to pop. Consequently, …showed first 75 words of 1764 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1764 total…trust and love her with all my heart. I do believe that my life would be very different if it were not for the life threatening experience that seemed to kick me in my butt and wake me up. I finally feel that I’m traveling on the right path and have become a better person inside and out. I thank God everyday for my health and all he has blessed me with. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**