The New Year struggle
It’s was the first day of New Year 2014, I had a resolution and I was willing to accomplish it. “Mom, you know I’m good at playing the piano so what do u think, when I grow up I’ll be a pianist then I can be famous” as I clarified.
My mom glared at me as I headed toward my room. “This was a strange day”, I whispered to myself.
As my dad drove me to “JacksonHigh school” my mom was explaining for me that my New Year resolution is tremendous. She also encouraged me by telling me “you’ll be the star” At an unexpected moment I stopped hearing. I felt that my soul went up and came back to its place. This was the worst moment. I opened my eyes looked around, I saw myself lying on a hospital cot.
“Hello anybody here, where am I? Where are my parents?” I inquired
“Your ok Andria you had a car accident but unfortunately your parents died” as the nurse said sadly
“What NO, NO NO! You’re lying! “I burst into tears. I didn’t have faith in what was going on. I was kept in hospital for five days until the stitches on my forehead would heal. But I still had confidence in my resolution and I would never break my promise.
As days passed I got adopted by my dearest grandmother Lula. Unhappily her husband died before two years ago by a rare condition. There I grew up; it was tough to think every single moment that now I became an orphan also I was shy to go school because I knew what’s going to happen. But didn’t get caught by that obstacle, my grandmother Lula is an eighty eight years old woman with integrity manners, who was stabilized although her daughter, who was my mom, passed way. When me and my Grandma sit and have a cup of tea together she would always tell my stories of my mother and her childhood she would always tell me.
“Andria, your mother was the greatest of all” as my grandma Lula remarked
I would always cry. My grandma Lula had a special miracle whenever I hear her soft voice it would always cheer me up. Still deep in heart I would always remember my father and mother and the memories he had together.
When I came back to school I was shy to a point where I looked at the floor because there was something wrong it was because I had stitches on my forehead. People would always stare as I talked to them and they would laugh they didn’t know what was all behind this. I was a girl with no self-confidence and I acknowledge this. There was a huge group of people who would always stand in front of locker waiting for me to come they would always dampen my spirit by calling me a “stitch head” it really didn’t make any scene for me. But with the lack of confidence I would always cry in front of them it really broke my heart. Bullying started and I didn’t get caught up in setback. Now I started losing trust because I knew bullying will affect me and my New Year resolution.
This day I came home pale because every single moment I would cry from the pressure of bullying and how I became an orphan. My grandma looked at me curiously
“What’s wrong my dear?”
I told her what was going on in school. My Grandma took it seriously, she gave me a lecture about staying strong and no matter what happens be who you are. One of her favorite quotes that she would always tell me;
“Never give up; there is no such thing as ending just a new beginning.” As she elucidated
My grandma gazed at me she knew that I was missing my father and mother and at that while I really knew what the word loneliness meant because losing two souls is like losing your life. At the middle of the night, my grandma called me
“Andria come hear my dear, I have something valuable to give you”
I really didn’t know what she wanted I sat beside her on her bed she concealed something in her hand and gave me It, I opened my hand extensively It was a necklace that my mom gave my grandma Lula and it had a picture of my mom.
“This necklace will always keep you safe because there is somebody beside you all time so my dear keep it and never lose it.” as Grandma Lula cried. I started I couldn’t take it anymore so I started crying too but we both knew that god is always there
Next day I went to school bullying that started and never ended but of course I would always remember the whole time that there is an important person beside. As brake started I sat beside a classmate which I knew her for three years
“Andria what wrong with you are you ok” as my classmate stated I trusted that girl so I told her what was going on with my family and why I was absent for two weeks, there was something going on in her mind, when break ended I headed toward my locker to get my books for the next class a huge group stood against my locker.
“Andria now we knew what’s wrong with you “as the group noted “you’re an orphan” All day long they started calling me names and they were rude about my lack of style, from that action I concluded that this classmate is untrustworthy and a two- faced
The bus dropped me to my home I came running to my grandma I told her what happened in school she would always reply “Never give up; there is no such thing as ending just a new beginning”. This quote would always make me feel tranquil but still there is a feeling of loneliness.
The third day I woke up cheerfully I dreamt that I saw my parents, and that we had barbeque together. Following I told my grandma my dream she was surprised but still we both knew there was something missing. I was on time to school the first two lessons were music I got excited to play on the piano. Music has started I turned on my piano but accidentally I forgot to plug my headphones I didn’t knew that until all the class gathered around me hearing what I playing I was playing “le cucou” it was the most famous music note during that time. At the end I finished playing the song I looked around me astonished every single person was clapping. And the teacher rewarded me with a metal written “the pianist of the week” my classmates started telling me “congratulation Andria” that time my classmates knew that being an orphan doesn’t mean that I’m abnormal. Classmates that bullied me apologized this moment was the most determinate and persevere moment.
Today I came running to my grandma like a rocket that fell from sky I told her what happened today during music class and that my New Year resolution came true in addition that bullying has stopped and the class apologized to me, my grandma had an enthusiastic expression all day, which made my day become the best day ever I wished that my parents were there but we can’t change the past we ought to think about are future.
My grandma would always repeat “Never give up; there is no such thing as ending just a new beginning”. Also I told her that my mother’s encouraged me and it came true.At the end of the day grandma Lula told me a phrase that I would never forget “I’m next alongside your parents”