LIFE
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, I began a short-lived series of rebellious actions that seemed to help me cope with my pain such as having a few beers after school at my girlfriend Claudia’s house. The first time I was introduced to pot was in fact at Claudia’s. Her older brother Alex had a lot of cute friends that made the peer pressure so much easier to give into. The tightly rolled joint made it’s way towards me testing my judgement the closer it came. The foreign object was held closely to my pursed lips and I tried to inhale. As the smoke filled up my lungs I began to choke. Laughter filled the air and everyone told me that it happens the first time you try it. At that point I didn’t want to ever attempt to smoke again. I was quite happier with being able to breathe and swallow bitter beer instead. The daily routine became quite familiar, a
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Mommy Daddy, Frequency Oblation, Claudias Alex, Rude Awakening, Leave Beaver, rushed emergency hospital, hanging friends, heart rate, rushed emergency, constant fear, life changed, sound waves, heart racing, rude awakening, extra nerve, beats minute,
Approximate Word count = 1745
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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