Everyday Hero

Joshua Chua

       "I hate school!" I always tell myself. I do not like going to school because it burns me out. I usually get nervous in every first day of class without any reason. I hate talking to people and I always choose the seat at the very back of the class. My mom is always mad at me that she would slap my face and berates me every time I don’t go school. I thought my dad does not care until he told me that education is important and that I shouldn't take this opportunity for granted.

I am the one and only student in class who have the most number of absences. Sometimes I feel like a new student by the time I come back to school after being absent for three weeks. I know I miss a bunch of homework and test but I do not really care, I just don't like going to school.

I make an impetuous decision to drop out of school on my senior year. I only stay at home doing anything I want. My family doesn't now that, I’m just telling them that I already completed my credits and that I don’t need to go there anymore. Later on, I realize that this isn't worth it, I miss going to school, doing homework, and procrastinating.

I go back to school in spring semester to finish my senior year. I take four classes and I'm glad that I pass all of them with A's. Sadly, I am not able to go at the graduation ceremony because I still need five more credits of English class which the school I'm going to isn't offering during spring semesters. I take that English class in Inglewood during summer and I pass it again with an A. This time I come into conclusion that I no longer hate school and that school is fun especially if you are passing those classes with an A.

I go to my counselor showing her my last five credits in high school so that I could get my diploma. I go to El Camino College two weeks after I’m done with summer school and I’m really enjoying school now. In retrospect, I regret that I just ruin my high school life because of my laziness. Frittering time on useless things will bring nothing on me and make my future worse. I can no longer change what happened in the past. All I’m able to revamp is my future and I’m going to start now.