.... as being that way. Her bed was always made, her laundry was always clean, her lunch was always packed, her dinner was always cooked, and her room was always neat. But, this work was never done by herself. She always found a way of manipulating her parents, as well as her brothers, to serving her before themselves. See what I mean when I said that she was spoiled rotten! Anyways, Princess Lauren (as far as she was concerned) had always been top priority in the O'Steen castle (if asking the rest of her family, they probably would have chosen "high mantinance" as a far more appropriate term). Then, after seventeen and a half years, the day finally came for .....

.... passed by rather quickly. Soon, I was promoted to Senior High class. I had worked hard and gotten the subject combination that I wished for. Together with a bunch of old friends, I soon settled down in class comfortably. As fate would have it, she was fortunate enough to be my form teacher that year. I almost choked in alarm when I heard the news. This time round, however, I resolved not to cower in terror whenever she was near. I decided to face the fact that we were going to meet each other for the next 365 days. Instead of trying too hard to lick her boots, I tried my best to be my natural self in front of her. Still, I could not shake off the ice-cold ima .....

.... a brilliant summer day, one of those days In which your mother always tells you to leave the house for fear of wasting it. My brothers were enjoying their summer freedom, I did not partake in their joy, I could not. I had not started school, so summer had no meaning to me, all I knew was hot and cold, dirt or snow. I know I was young, as this is the first day of my life I truly remember. I was playing about our yard when my older brother Jake slowly walked up to me. He had been supplied with money, and then instructed by my mother to take me to the corner store to buy candy and ice cream. At that time I was delighted, as the trip to the corner store wa .....

.... guitars then started our journey to Clifton for our show. As usual, we got there way to early, so we did what any fun seeking under aged musicians would do. We searched the allies and found a half passed out drunk and took him to the local bar, then got a few beers each before the show. We then returned to draw numbers for the order of the bands. I eagerly pushed my way to the front of all the other bands, being the obnoxious prick I am, and drew the first card. Unfortunately I drew the second band on stage out of nine. The best position to be in is about fourth or fifth band because that is when the crowd starts getting into the music. .....

.... problem, buddy, it's only your wife; no need to be worried or anything..." Martin said sarcastically to the dial tone. Martin ran to the shower and was dressed and in the car in ten minutes. "Excuse me, could you please tell me what room Mrs. Angela Warner, I mean Smith, is in?" "Yes, sir, she's in room 23, but you can't see her until 6:30. You may wait in the lounge at the end of the hall if you wish." "Thank you very much." Martin looked through the little square window of her door. The private room was cold and dark with green tile covering the walls halfway. She had tubes in her nose, her head bandaged heavily, her arms in casts a .....

.... while to feel relaxed fixing cereal at the perfect formica countertop in the huge spotless kitchen or taking a nap on the brand new, sweet smelling leather couch. Although I had learned to feel comfortable in the house, that afternoon I had needed to get out. I craved some fresh air and peace. These family gatherings were then, as they still are for me today, emotionally exhausting. Each member of this close-knit, loving group had an iron will and strong opinions. No one was willing to remain quiet, not even to keep the often fragile peace at these reunions. I was just as guilty as the others. At least our dinner table talk was never boring! It certainly would .....

.... times, I got a taste of each persons personality in my personal experiences with them. I found many of those people who I enjoy to be with because we share that common ground that lets you be yourself and feel comfortable. It really feels good to gave friends on the same level as you. Friendship is a very personal and unique thing. No two relation between any two people will ever be the same because only those people know what they have been through or shared together. This is what makes friendship such an exceptional thing. A large part of friendship is learning lessons together, and for almost everything in the world there is a lesson that must be learne .....

.... our school rivalry and painted the entire goal posts orange with spray paint, or whatever else was available. Or when the basketball team made it all the way to the state championships and most of the students went down to watch the game even though it was 300 miles away. When you start to remember all of these fond memories its like you can’t stop them all from all coming back at once. You also realize that this might be the very last time that you see many of these people, most of them will end up going off to college and moving away. Its sad when you realize that all of these events will be gone forever and all that is left is the memories you have of .....