I'm walking up the sidewalk to my aunt's brown, two-bedroom condo and I don't even know why. All I can think about is how everything's going wrong in my life and I'm so tired. I've been here so many times that I can't even remember the day they moved in. I know that sidewalk, steps, and porch so well that I could walk them blind.

As I pause at the door searching for a reason, I get a whiff of the familiar Mountain Spring dryer sheet smell that is flowing from the vent near the porch. It's a comforting smell, one that most people overlook, but I've always noticed it. I gaze up at the sunshiny, blue Kentucky sky. The cool breeze that's frequent during summer whips my sweater around my shoulders and leaks through the sleeves, causing me to shiver.

My day getting here was not so normal. I couldn't even talk to my mom without arguing and thinking that I hated her. My social life was in the shambles. My mother just decided to pick up and leave Florida. I miss my friends, my family, my boyfriend, b

The world suddenly seems okay and I can no longer find a reason to be tired. And even though when that moment is over, the toils and troubles of life return, she's always waiting for me at my aunt's front door. All I have to do is turn the knob.

There she stands, her little plump body clad in Osh-Koshes that have Pooh on them, her short brown curls free and flowing on her shoulders. She let's me put her hair up very rarely; she prefers it to be let alone to do what it wants. She's wise beyond her years. Her eyes remind me of milk chocolate with a fleck of summer sunshine in them. They retain the gentle radiance of summer long after the leaves have fallen off the trees and have been replaced with frigid snow. But it's her smile that I notice. Her smile never ceases to amaze me. It lights up her face with an innocent and happy luminescence. It's a contagious smile.

With that one gesture, everything's okay again. She puts butterfly kisses on my cheek. Then come the sweetest words you could ever hear, which could easily be mistaken for the sound

Some common words found in the essay are:
Mountain Spring, That's I'm, Osh-Koshes Pooh, I'm I'm, Tara's She's, Cheyenne's Hug, favorite understand, friends family,
Approximate Word count = 716
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)