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18. Realistic

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I had just turned 19, gotten my first job, and graduated high school at the start of the summer. I felt older, more mature, and most of all free. High on life, I thought it was time I struck out on my own. I planned everything. I would move into an apartment with my two best friends and pay for it with the salary I would earn working part-time. We had planned to get a six month lease and decide if we wanted to go six months more after the first lease was up. I was excited to be planning to live on my own, away from rules and chores. I could party every night and have a perpetual slumber party with my girls, I thought.

We moved into a beautiful, new, three bedroom apartment in the middle of the summer and got ready to have the time of our lives. I won't lie, it was a blast. Our next door neighbors were a bunch of friends from high school whom we would invite over to watch movies and play video games with in our spare time. We relaxed in our spacious apartment as often as we could, proud in knowing that we were working hard for this place we called home.

And we were working hard, but budgeting wasn't our forte. We had never had to worry about the cost of electric bills or food before, so we fell unwittingly into financial poverty, fast. Making our rent was top priority, but the cost seemed unnecessarily and absurdly expensive. We ended up cutting into our food budget more and more each month to make ends meet, which left us hungry and pretty stressed.

Unfortunately a week before our six month renting period was up, I received some devastating news. I lost my job unannounced, because the business I was working for was going bankrupt. Well now I was even more stressed out. In debt so deep I couldn't even fathom trying to escape it. Our renting decision made for us, we were forced to go our separate ways.

I was depressed to be going home again. Like a failed adventurer coming home after being defeated by overwhelming odds. My sister greeted me back at home, and in her attempt at comfort told me this, "Every lost endeavor gives us wisdom for a new conquest." My sister is always trying to come up with quotes that might make her famous, and sometimes they sound pretty ridiculous, but I knew what she was saying and those words made my day.

Overall living in an apartment was an opportunity that opened my eyes wider to the world. My experiences taught me about the great times as well as the hardships of life on my own. And I finally learned what it really means to be older, mature, and most of all free.
This is a short coming-of-age story I wrote for my literature class. It's kinda lame, sappy and not my usual stuff. Plus it's realistic as the name implies... so I just don't really know how I feel about it... :<

So I figured it could be my 18. Realistic for 100 themes! :D

Here's a link to my spoof version if anyone cares [link]

Comments, critiques, anything? Feel free to say what you will.
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stevecook23's avatar
It's certainly a realistic story; I've known a couple of people personally who have run into money troubles by living a life too louche, so well done on that account!

The first paragraph is lots of 'I' one after another, but I'm not sure right now how I'd go about changing that, or if it needs changing. Guess it just sticks out a bit.

Nice ending :) I'm terribly at endings. Beginnings are much nicer!