Prompt: Write about a time you didn’t feel like yourself.

Prompt: Write about a time you didn’t feel like yourself.

Prompt Response: When I found out one of my childhood best friends was trying to hurt herself and was overusing drugs, I felt confused within myself. I thought maybe I could help her but I was 12 so I really could not help her. She was two years older than me, and it had not even been a year since my 12 birthday when she started getting worse and worse and way worse. I decided to still hang out with her, but I was going to make sure she was safe. One time she drank rubbing alcohal and she was throwing up a lot so I called her grandparents, (her parents were abusive so she did not live with them anymore), then they rushed over and called 911. That night she was so mad at me but she was 2 years older than me so I did not understand how what I did was a bad thing. Later that night she ran way and police knocked on my door at 4 in the morning. She did not come back for a few days but they eventually found her. A couple months went by and we did not talk and suddenly she moved to florida with her other grandma. We stayed in touch but she started doing things for money and now does meth and other drugs like that. I have not felt the same since I was 12 and I wonder If I could have done something differently. 

Summary: I enjoyed todays assighment, and I think it was smart to include MLK themes into the questions. 

Reflection: I am super happy I have monday off and It will make the next weekend come faster. 

 

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