My first big mistake that I made was in I was in
elementary school. I started chewing in class. My dad chewed so I thought it
was ok so I went and every time he got a three pack of chew, I would go and
take a pack. I would start selling it in elementary school to my friends. I got
caught with it about five times in class. Then I went on to middle school where
I would bring smokes and pills to school. My friends and I made up nick names
for everything we had. We called the pills “apples”, smokes where “cinnamon
sticks”, and chew “cereal”. I got sent to detention five times. I got bored
just selling so when I came to Delta I started up my gang and I started making
meth and selling it.
After a while I bought my own house with my
friend. My grandma bought me a car when I got my driver’s license. I got caught
two times with meth on me. I also got caught with needles. When I went to high
school I would start bringing weed to school and start selling that with
everything else I could. I got caught by my brother in law with a pipe and weed
on me. He told me that he wouldn’t tell on me if I would stop and give him my
stash, so I went and gave him two of the eight stashes I had and told him that
it was all I had. He got rid of all the stuff I gave him.
After a
while of getting in trouble my dad sent me to my mom’s in Oregon, to try and
keep me out of trouble. All that did was getting me started in with gangs. It
also got me into street fighting, which at the time was how I was getting all
my income. I moved my way up from beginner to the one that everyone wanted to
fight. When I was fighting I wouldn’t feel any pain, I would just go until I
couldn’t go anymore. Once I was shot in the leg. I was also stabbed in the two
times. I got tired of going to the hospital and paying the bills so I just
started stitching myself up with fishing line. My parents started to get
annoyed with me, complaining, so after a while I just went in to my house and
stitched my lips shut so they didn’t have to listen to me complain.
One day
I got caught beating the crap out of a kid for hitting my ex-girlfriend and I
got sent me to Utah where I went to Slate Canyon. After being in Slate, I got
sent to Springville O&A for 65 days. The judge was going to send me to
secure care, but I asked him to send me to proctor care. So then he sent me to
proctor care and Summit High School.
Going to
Summit High School, I found out that I can graduate early. Right now I have
been sober for 145 days. I getting in trouble was one of the best things. Because
I met a girl who has changed my life for the best. She has told me that I
should change and that someone cares for me. Her name is Candice she has told
me everything that I have needed to hear. Also missing my family has played a
big part on me. I have talked to a peer at my high school telling me to talk to
people so that I don’t lose things that mean the world to me. Also my dad said
that he wants the best out of me. He also said for me to do whatever my mind
and heart say. My little sister keeps going in to my room and asking where I am
and all that my dad can say is that I’m somewhere else and he don’t know when
I’m coming back. But that’s going to change.
All I can say is wow! Through your writing I can feel as if I myself am feeling the pain you went through. I believe you have great potential in life to make all your dreams come true and that despite all the difficult sistuations you were in, life is totally worth living for! Being who you are is what makes you great and outstanding. I admire your courage to not let other people determine your own happiness . It's good to have good friends who are always there to help and support you in any way possible. Your paper was great!
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