zy, but instead he said he was sorry. And I believed. And yes, it is more difficult, trying to make up for the lost time and find forgiveness in your heart. But you know what? I don’t care. I got my best friend back.
4. I discovered people were waiting for me to open my eyes. I used to think that there was nobody out there willing to help me or just simply talk to me. Then I found out I had been thinking of myself as of someone better than others. I used to push people away so that they wouldn’t hurt me or leave me. I left them instead. I started with asking people questions and trying to become interested in what they were saying. And it worked. I opened my eyes and I noticed that it wasn’t them who were against me; it was me who was against them. They had been waiting for me to say, “I need you.” Now I go out almost every day, I meet new people and reach out to other students from my school, with whom I never even talked. And it’s great. Everybody has their own story and I’m willing to know them all.
5. I stopped depending on my mom. My parents got divorced when I was little.; it was always my mom and I. I love the fact that we’re so close together, that she’s my best friend and that we get along as if we were sisters, but there comes a time when you just need to become
independent. It wasn’t easy for me, because we used to do everything together. I never went out with my peers because I used to spend all my time with my mom. But guess what? Having secrets and not sharing everything with your mom (or anybody else) doesn’t mean you don’t love them or want to destroy your relationship. You just become your own person and while you experience new adventures, you get away for a while just to come back and become closer than before.
6. I spent a few days during my winter break in another town with my friends. I got my friends back and we went away for 4 days. I’d never been away with anyone, not to mention my peers. During the first night, I had a panic attack and decided to leave the next day. But then it dawned on me: it was me who thought I wouldn’t make it, everybody else believed in me. I stayed. And it was the best winter break ever and the memories I made there will stay with me for the rest of my life… well, at least until the next time.
7. I told a few people I sing. For most of my life, I’ve wanted to sing. My biggest dream is to move to Los Angeles, stay there and make music. I always thought I couldn’t sing. But since there’s nothing I love more, I kept on writing my own songs and recording them, along with covers. I never told anybody about my dreams be-