Diamond in the rough: As a young child I knew how to bend the rules to fit my needs. It was merely my way of staying one step ahead of the demons that chose to follow me. Manipulation for me was easy. Life for me was never peaceful, at home my mom was abused as were my siblings and I, and shit just tends to stick. Memories of my brother getting put into the hospital at thirteen with a broken collar bone and three cracked ribs due to my step fathers aggressive alcoholic behavior is something that will never leave my memory. Going to twenty eight different schools in my time would make u think that I may be more reserved. Instead I’m aggressive, wild and reckless with no care about anything really. Then again that’s not entirely true….. When I care about someone I care a lot, and for me I refuse to let anyone I love get hurt. My siblings and family are my life and I would do anything for them. My mother died when I was nineteen and I didn’t even have the proper time to mourn her. I was too worried about my younger siblings, who were ten and thirteen at the time. I’m a protagonist I know I can radiate love or depression depending on my mood (I mean not to toot my own horn or anything) I’m a natural leader not a follower so in that retrospect you will never catch me doing things I don’t want to do just to follow the pack. My anger is extreme to the point where it’s uncontrollable and I feel like I enjoy that power. I’ve been abused by ex-boyfriends and from that I’ve learned to protect myself. Nowadays I’m growing older at thirty I feel like I need to work towards something so I’m not constantly stuck in this frame of mind that ghetto is life. My mom struggled and I don’t want to follow that lifestyle like I’ve been following. What am I working towards? I’m working towards a life that I can claim with pride. I’m working towards a life that my mother would be proud of. I’m going to follow in her footsteps and go into journalism. Only for me, I’m working towards destroying a lot of careers. I want to destroy careers of people that are corrupt. My goal is going to become a reality, because I have the mentality and the perseverance to ensure that I complete my goals. One day people will know my name, so watch out for it.
Crystal Arboleda