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2007 May

Yesterday I was fourteen and walking through the lobby for the first time, when all of a sudden I am approaching my senior year and preparing for a whole new kind of freshman year. I learned very quickly that the rumors of how difficult junior year was supposed to be were true. Around Christmas vacation a friend joked that it seemed “everyone’s fashion sense went down the drain.” Those girls who previously waltzed into the gym in the morning primped, groomed and in perfectly coordinated outfits now slowly made their way up the hill, bundled and comfortable, a warm thermos of coffee, the only accessory worth being bothered for in the morning. I was never one of those girls and I found it amusing that my sloppy style was finally “in.” This year has been stressful to say the least; the difficult workload and anticipation of graduation were only half the battle for me. I remember in the first few weeks of school that Ms. Squier warned her period one class that in the next year we may find ourselves a little sleep deprived. At the time I did not take her comment too seriously, but now that I am almost done with the year I figure that it is my duty to warn the sophomores; she was right.

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After spending an evening downtown, my mom and I stopped for gas before heading home. She had heard a rumor that gas was cheaper there, unfortunately, like many other rumors, this particular one that had potentially filled our hearts with joy (and our wallets) was simply not true. We stopped at the Exon station despite the disappointment and after much whining about my itchy throat my mom handed me a five dollar bill to buy a drink and of course a snickers for herself as well.

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