I took a lot of time thinking
of how I should begin my story. What should be the first
thing I reveal about myself? I mean, think about it. How
would you start your story? If you could start anywhere in
your life, where would you start?
I'll start with the story of a little girl. She was
happy. Seven years old. She had a mom, a dad, an older
sister, a dog. She had nothing to worry about. She was too
young to worry. She was popular at school, all the boys
liked her, she had a loving family who always had money to
spare.
That all began to change about a year later. I guess you
could say it was changing before that, but she wasn't
aware of it until then. What happened a year later that led
to the life she lives now?
Her mom sent her off to summer camp that day, just like
every other day. She got there and tried to stay strong,
but she couldn't. When she couldn't take it any
longer, she backed up against the cool brick wall, slid
down into a sitting position, and cried.
How could mommy and daddy be breaking up?
Wasn't everything perfect?