Hi. My name is Emily Jones. I'm 17 and from Seattle, Washington I'm currently a senior in high school and am being home schooled. I used to go to a regular school, but a few years ago, something very tragic happened in my life that made me want to leave school.
I had this friend named Alyssa. She was the bestest friend I could ever have. We had so much in common and I really couldn't have asked for a better friend. She made me feel better when I was having a bad day. She made me smile when I didn't want to. And she just really lightened up my day. She was like a sister to me, maybe even my other half. She was just really close to my heart.
In my school, I wasn't exactly known as the "popular kid." I got bullied a lot. I had low self-esteem and believed that I wasn't that pretty. I had crushes on boys that wouldn't even take the time of day to look at me. And, I had a billion problems. But, nevertheless, I still had Alyssa to turn to. She'd always listen to my rants and problems, no matter how pointless they were and would always give me advice. She was such a good friend to me. Actually, she was like, my only friend, which is why I treasured her even more.
Growing up, I was a very lonely child. I was the only child, my parents divorced when I was 2, and I lived with my mother ever since. I have step-siblings, though, since my dad re-married. I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters. We would always see each other in family reunions, but they didn't really approach me and talk to me much. I think it was because I was too ugly for them. They looked like those "hollywood kids." Like, those kids that were raised by actors and actresses, whom don't have the time of day to talk to regular people, like me. I had no friends growing up, too. I had a few, but they ended up ditching me for cooler kids to hang out with. I spent most of my life feeling very unwanted in this world. I would always ask myself why I even existed.
I entered this public school, when I was in first grade, and that was where I met Alyssa. It was the first day of first grade and we both had something in common. It was the way we dressed, and I thought it was really neat. Ever since that day, me and Alyssa became really great friends. It's amazing how two people can have one thing in common and then become friends in a matter of seconds.