I looked in my rear-view mirror. Only a mile from home and I was already missing my family. They were who had raised me, cared for me, loved me. Even during those tough times. Now I was leaving them. At the time they needed me most, and I was gone. Everyone always told me I wouldn't amount to much. I figured this was my chance to shine. Even if it meant leaving home.
I guess this isn't what you always expect from a small town girl like me. People raised in small towns get good grades, pass all their classes and move on to college after graduation. Most girls in my class did that. I guess you could say I'm not really part of the "in" crowd, and I definitely marched to the beat of my own drum. I mean I used to fit in but that was before everything got weird. It was before I slept around with the senior class, got pregnant and gave up the child I had given life to, the one I loved for 9 months and walked away from. After all, it was my 27 year-old sister, who adopted my baby. That was more or less the reason I moved on and ran away. Plus, the father of the baby hates my guts. Oh, yeah. He's also the quarterback on the varsity football team. So, the whole school hated me.
It's not like I'm any different because I had a baby. I mean I didn't keep it or anything. I wanted to but it didn't really work out with my life long dream of becoming a superstar.
O, sorry. You must think I'm a total physcopath. I'm just sitting here telling you my life long dreams and accomplishments. You don't even know who I am. Sorry about that. My name is Jade. Just Jade. I mean it used to be a normal name. Actually, it was Jessica Parker when I fit in. That was 10 months ago, though, and I don't like to live in the past. So, now its Jade, mainly for the first reason but also because Jade is a cooler stage name.
OK, back to real life again. So now I'm driving my old beat up 1999 Chevy Pickup to New York City. I know that my truck isn't very pretty, but it's all I've got. I'm hoping that I can buy a new car when I get my big break but that might be a while, so I've got to be patient. I really need to buy an apartment or something too. I really need a job. I don't have anything. I hope this big break comes soon. Then again, it might never come...