KAPPA IV Memoir - Mr. Almanzar

PRETENDING TO SWIM IN

By: Jaelene

I was getting off the bus and ran on the line to give in the tickets so we can enter the park. Then I ran into the park and onto the line of the maze. It was there that I spotted the water park. I started to think about that ride. I was not sure if I should get on it. But I went on anyway. I ran on the line and I noticed that it was my turn. I was so desperate to get on that water ride that I could only think about getting there. But then it was my turn. I found myself falling into really deep water into the pool. I went down the slide with fear and went down with everything I could to SAVE MY LIFE!!! I survived that ride but I threw up afterwards. I started to get scared that something would have happened again but in a deeper area. I remembered how horrible I felt on the bus ride home. I had to lay down and relax my nerves.

As I thought about this experience, I decided to talk to my baby sister about it.  As we both sat on the Fluffy white mattress, I explained to my baby sister, Jyelle about my homework that day. I softly whispered to her “Hi, Jyelle. Do you want to talk about my homework?” She had replied with a “yes”. When I was speaking to her it felt like she was my age and she had understood what I was saying to her. When we started to talk to her I had explained to her the real meaning of my memoir. When I was done explaining she had shouted “HEY, HEY!!!! Jaelene finish homework me go play with Squeaky our cat”. I thought to myself that I did a job well done but in a babyish way just to me to make it sound a little bit better than before. The kinds of feelings that I had were happiness and nervousness all at the same time. The reason behind that was because when I was reading to her it felt like I was at a concert performing. I was expressing myself in a way that I had never before.

I think back about this experience seriously. I learned that I should never to listen to an adult when they say,” you are going to be ok” and you end up putting yourself in danger. After all, we all are responsible for our own actions. I learned to think for myself and not depend on others to make decisions for me.