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Just me
In my younger years my first natural instinct to follow the big kids became an obsession.
‘If they did this I tried to do it too but only better.
‘If they played this I tried to play it too, but actually wanted to win at it.’
It was as if my kiddy years consumed of endless amounts of wanting to fit in, and all I could do was follow, follow, follow.
Which would of been alright if I wouldn’t of choked on what I thought was a honey suckle, but was actually a sticky, spiky gesture of it. I should’ve known the difference between the two, but I guess I was unfortunately naive. I remember wanting to prove to my big sister that I could pick out my own things from now on.
Little did I know I was wrong, because before I knew it my parents were high telling me to the store to get a coke. My mother claimed it would help due to acidic base of it all. I guess she was right considering I’m still here, but that isn’t where these misfortune events end for me.
Two unexplained car wrecks, a trip down the stairs, a falling out of the car hitting my head leaving a mark,etc…
I was about the age of 12 when I first drowned. And I don’t remember much after that. Just a water phobia left for me and permanent anxiety problems.
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