Earth Day, Braces...

Hey guys, sup. Wasting my life again.

Well, I got my top braces today, they hurt...and we don't have Tylenol at home. :( Of course, even if we did, I still wouldn't take it. One, wouldn't that make me like, a wussy? I mean, you know, you gotta LIVE in the moment, right? What kind of weak person takes Tylenol when they can experience PAAAIN? }:D Ok, and second, I'm afraid I'll overdose. Psh, you know, this is the REAL world, whaddya expect?

Kk also, I skipped lunch today. :( I'm so sad...my ortho appt. was at 1, and i have lunch at 12:35ish...sadly, I ate food at 3:30 with throbbing teeth. My food consisted of 5 breadsticks. Does your life suck? WELL MINE'S WORSE.

Haha jk...I know I have it way better than lots of people in this world, sorry for acting so selfish, blah blah blah.

OHMYGAWD you know what? Today's Earth Day!! It's so effin stupid. I mean, us humans are so hypocritical. (And yes, I'm including myself, too.) We have this whole day devoted to Earth, and "saving it", and while we talk about this, people still litter, and throw candy rappers on the floor (wait isn't that littering? hmm...), and not recycle, and DON'T EVEN SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION BY WEARING EARTHY COLORS (blue, green, brown). It's retarded.

And plus, yeah, I guess raising awareness for the Earth is good and all, but we really shouldn't be focusing only 1 day on the Earth, we should be using our WHOLE LIVES to try and save it. I didn't realize how screwy we actually treated the Earth until like...pretty much last year on TV, and this year during Science. It's just so sad. You'd think since we live on this planet, we'd want to survive a bit longer on it, but I'm guessing our goal is to build a mini-mall on the moon and live there or something.

Of course, there's also the fact that the Earth probably won't explode in our lifetime, so the way we're thinking is, "Oh, well, let's let our kids deal with it. We'll be dead by then, anyways." That's just like us humans, selfish as always...

Funny how history has a way of repeating itself, hm? Watch us be (hopefully) up in heaven, and seeing the Earth remade all over again.

Chapter 1

Just a little introductory note: I had a random burst of creativity, so I wrote down a chapter and sort of got an idea for a new story. :) (Which I will try not to quit, but you never know...) Anyways, I'm not gonna tell you what it's about this time. Just read and find out...that's what you do with a normal book, anyways. :P

The school bell rang and I headed to my usual spot to eat lunch: the last stairwell in the school. No one ever uses it because the only things that it leads to are the janitors' closet and breakroom. And they don't have the authority to put me in detention...it's not like I bother them. Most of the time I'm the only one here. Only 1 other student in the whole school knows about this place.

I looked out the window; it was so sunny outside. A squirrel was resting on the tree branch; I smiled sadly. So many bittersweet memories flooded in my mind. Was it really only a year ago?

I wasn't the only one involved in that event. Many of my friends experienced it - the terror, the guilt...but I think I'm the only one who had some glimpses of happiness.

Either way, we're all safe now, I thought, shaking my head. I shouldn't ruin such a bright day! Don't think gloomy thoughts, Jessie. Be happy with what you have.

Currently I'm a freshman at Belkins HS, home of the Beavers. A few years ago we were the Bulls, but some girls complained because they thought the school's mascot implied they were fat. Either way, it doesn't affect me. Pursing my lips in thought, I picked at a loose thread on my Orchestra shirt.

A shadow seemed to blanket me. It was probably just a cloud passing by the sun, but it made me shiver.

:) Thanks for visiting, reading, etc. I'm not putting anyone I know into this story so as to avoid hurt feelings...I'm not even in it. :) So this thing is really unrelated to us, but related at the same time. Does that make sense? :P