It’s Time to Grow Up

By Christopher Vervoorst …

My entire life I’ve been waiting for the day when I graduate and am thrust into society, full of hopes and dreams ready to succeed in the world. But with only a few weeks of school left I’ve realized I don’t want it to end because when it does, I’ll finally have to face reality and finally grow up and I’m just not ready for that yet.  I don’t where this feeling came from and I’m hopeful that writing all this down will help me deal with my issues.

Where to begin…I’ve always had a rough time at school . I’ve dealt with bullying all my life through elementary and junior high school and couldn’t wait to grow up and get away from it all. I just thought that when you’re older nobody messes with you so I figured if I could get through it all I would succeed. I really got into video games and reading as a way to escape this world and live in my mind.  In high school I got into drama and loved immersing myself in other people’s lives so I didn’t have to always deal with mine. Then when I  got into NAIT it felt like I had arrived at a place where I finally belonged. Now a year and a half later it’s hard for me to want to leave behind a place that’s given me some of the best times of my life.

I know that it’s an inevitability we all have to face and I’m just hoping that the future holds something bright for me. I’ll miss this school and everyone here.

I don’t know what else to say other than….Goodbye.