My three best friends and I decided to go bowling that night. It was the night that I met Evan. While my friends and I were bowling, a group of guys was watching us and making sexual comments toward us. Kendall decided to go along with it.“Hey boys, I’m Kendall, this is Christel, Marybeth and Maddy.” Kendall said as the rest of us blushed.
“Hey, these are my boys Evan, Joe, Jordan, and I’m Kevin.” They all waved.
I remember this night perfectly. We all got to talking and I was extremely attracted to Evan. We all decided to hang out after bowling, so we went to my house. It was only our junior year at Cambridge high, the boys were already seniors at the high school a town away from us. The guys were nice and seemed to be good kids. We all chilled for the night at my house just watching a movie and talking about our lives.
The boys seemed to be the same as us girls. The three girls and I have been best friends since little kids and apparently the boys have to. We all grew up next to each other meaning every last second of our childhood together we were never apart. We have been through everything together and it seemed as though the boys were in the same situation. They had all gone to the same preschool and ever since have spent every waking hour together.
“Christel, do you mind if we drink here?” Kevin asked.
Here it came, I knew this would happen some time but I wasn’t expecting it to be tonight.
“Uhh… no go ahead, my parents shouldn’t be home for an hour or two.” I wasn’t going to act like a little kid and say no. We just met these boys and they were seniors I couldn’t ruin it for everyone.
One thing led to another, and soon enough we were all drinking. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I just got a little dizzy, but the night was fun. They boys left and we got their numbers so we could stay in touch.
Evan and I got really close over a month or so. I started to hang out with the guys a lot more then the girls. It was almost like I was drifting off into another world. Drinking became a common thing and pretty soon drugs started to come into the picture. I didn’t know who I was anymore, I was doing things that I never imagined of. It was almost an obsession of hanging out with the guys and being with Evan. I felt like it was a necessity or else Id lose Evan forever. I had fun with the boys, we would do crazy things and I loved it. I wasn’t the innocent girl anymore, I did what I wanted and I didn’t care what anybody thought.
Evan and I were officially boyfriend and girlfriend. I loved it, I didn’t want anything to change. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to turn into the girl I was becoming though. I was becoming a person I never thought I would turn out to be. I always told myself that I wouldn’t get into drugs or smoking. I knew I would eventually start drinking but I thought I would be with my three best friends and having the time of our lives. Instead I was with four guys getting high all the time.
My life became what I knew it would be, I was never home, I never talked to the girls, I barely talked to my parents because I was afraid I’d get caught doing something wrong. I didn’t want anybody knowing that I was like this. I thought that it was embarrassing. I started to lie to my parents about what I was doing at night. That’s the last thing I wanted to happen, my family and I have always been extremely close to them and I used to tell them everything. Now everything was a secret not only between my family and I but between my best friends also.
One night Evan and I went out with his friends to a big party. It was New Years Eve and I was excited for the night to start. Finally a new year would begin and maybe I could start off the way I wanted my life to be like for the rest of my junior year. Evan was planning on getting really high and drunk tonight and I was kind of nervous. I didn’t want to get wicked messed up, I was sick of it. But it was also New Years Eve and I didn’t want to look like a loser and be the only one who wasn’t drinking. By the end of the night of course I was drunk, I knew it was going to happen even if I didn’t want it to.
I don’t remember anything that had happened that night until I woke up in the hospital the next night. Apparently I had alcohol poisoning and along with that I also over dosed on drugs. I felt so disgusting when I woke up, all I wanted to do was puke everywhere. I was informed that I passed out puking everywhere. Nobody knew what to do, they started to shove bread in my mouth and didn’t know how to wake me up. They put me in the shower and turned the water on cold. Nothing happened. Evan brought me to the hospital and I guess he was really worried about me.
I eventually broke up with Evan because he was the one that turned me into this person. I hated it and after this all happened I had to stop because I couldn’t go on with my life being like this. I tried to get my friends back but it took them a while to forgive me. I tried saying sorry and explaining everything to them but they were afraid to take me back. They thought I might ditch them again for another guy, but I promised them I would never leave them again.
My life was finally back to normal when everyone accepted my apology and I was totally sober again. I realized what a stupid mistake I had made and that year of my life was erased forever hopefully. That one year changed my life completely. I experienced myself what could happen when drugs and alcohol get involved in a persons life. My parents never looked at me the same. I was ashamed of myself and I am glad that I fixed the way I was now, instead of later in my life where I could have been worse.
17 comments:
Wow Abbey, that's pretty deep. I like how easy it is to relate to the girl in the story. She seems like she could be anyone in this school; a girl who knows what she's doing is wrong but does it anyways to be accepted. I think it has a good message and it's interesting to read.
Abbey, I find your story totally believable. I feel like shes like any girl. A girl who meets a guy and she thinks she is totally in love with him and changes who she is to be with him. I felt that I was reading about someone that I actualy knew. She seemed very down to earth, and I thought that you portrayed her very well. I'm glad that she could pull herself out of her bad habits and see herself as her real person again.
Good story Abbey it really was touching and i liked it alot. It seems really believable because it this happens a lot in life and it also seemed to be related to the Wasted movie. The girls whole life changed just because of drugs and alcohol and once she got into it she couldnt stop unless she lost Evan. I liked reading it.:)
Well that was quite intresting!
It was good though. i hope people can learn from this predicament. It was very eye opening and relative to real life.
Abbey, your story is so believable. I really liked your story because it was most definitely believable and sometimes people in high school have to deal with. I liked your ending how everything was back to normal. It was a story that I really enjoyed to read. I totally think you should pursue writing in your future.
Abbey this story was really good it grabbed my attention imediatly. it reminded me of the book go ask alice but less dramatic or at least it wasnt to the extent of what the character in it did. i really liked this story because its not over the top and could almost happen to anyone.
abbeyy this was just great, it taught a good life lesson and anyone could like relate, gooood jobbb!
After reading this story, I saw in my mind of this girl named Christel’s life going down the drain. Then she totally turned it around. I thought this was an important story and it had a very good message. I think everyone should read this story.
Although this story was excellent, I wish I understood why she just left her friends and hung out with the guys all the time. It made me think of how I could never leave my close friends that are girls. I loved your story. Good job.
abbey, its mike commenting your story.
i liked your story very much. its a very touching and deep story that kept me interested the whole time.
GOOD JOB SPORT.
thisstory was well written. i liked it when she decided to go back with her friends instead of her bot friend.
abbey this is soo good. It really could be anyone. People will learn from it.
ABBEYYY this is wicked good. i feel like this happened to someone or could happen to people we know. this is pretty much an eye opener for anyone reading it.
heelllo abbey lemanski great story. it pretty much is like the movie wasted which iss really awesomeee. it has good points and tells everyone how it is if you hang out with wrong people. you showed how you should always be loyal to your freinds of like 10 years than to some boy that you just met! excellenteee!
Abbey: In today's world your characters dilemma is a sad but reoccuring problem. Your story can relate to probably many people in this school. It was an eye opening plot that brought an important message. Excellent story!
Reading this really made me think about all of the girls out there now who are dealing with the same exact thing. They're so concerned about impressing certain people and fitting in, and they don't stop to think that what they're doing is leading them down a path of destruction. I agree with the other commenters who have said that it's like reading about someone they know, because I know who I have in mind. And a few Lifetime movies also pop up when I read this story. You did a nice job writing this. You did well to capture the way a naive teenager would think and act. Splendid!
well done abbey!:) i liked how you had all the characters meet cause bowling is fun. this story shows how easy it is for kids to go down the wrong path and get into things with drugs drinking smoking etc. it also shows how important friends are at this age. great jobb
Powerful. Grave. Moving. Emotional.
This subject matter seemed to resonate with a lot of your classmates Abbey, especially females.
I like your themes of don't let others corrupt you, stay true to yourself, and be honest whenever possible.
I think many students have similar experiences like your main character. It's important that they learn from them as they begin to shape their identities.
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