The most interesting person I have ever met.

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When my sister, Tyler was born, our parents were together. A year later they divorced and that left my sister and I going back and forth between my dad’s house and where my mom was living. They fought an awful lot when they split and it was difficult for all of us. I was four when my mom remarried right before my fifth birthday which is now kind of funny. Her anniversary is on the 11th and my birthday is the 12th. 2

My parents fought for custody of Tyler and me when I was small and continued to until I was in sixth grade. Probably like any kid, I felt like it was my fault that they ever divorced in the first place and so many nights I would wish for them to get back together so the court battles, split time, and arguments would stop. But that would never happen. My mom and stepfather were married and already had plans of having another child who eventually became my youngest sister, Lily. 3

Later on I got used to it and realized that my parents would never get back together. That would be like if Tina Turner and Ike Turner actually loved each other. 4

Well, during kindergarten I was lonely and felt pretty much emo. (Hard for a five year old, huh?) I missed the fact that I wouldn’t see my mom that much and also I didn’t have any friends. So, like many of you may have done, I created my own friend. I called her Honey.5

Honey was my imaginary friend and pretty much looked like me except she had straight teeth and long strawberry blond hair. She was shorter than me at the time since I felt very tall for a five year old. Honey didn’t have glasses but would occasionally where a spectacle that would constantly fall off when she tried to wear it. 6

When I was alone in my room and Tyler would be sleeping, I would think of having an adventure with Honey where we would run away from coyotes in the arroyo or some other kind of thing. My dad told me that I told him a whole story once (I don’t even remember) and I my dad drew a picture on Photoshop about it. 7

After kindergarten, my parents pulled me out of that school and sent me to a private school called the Y.E.S. School. YES stood for Your Educated School. 8

My first day of first grade, I remember very well since that was the day I met my friend Shelby. She and I were the only two blonde kids in the school and somehow we declared that we would be friends. And that’s how it went. I slowly began to forget about Honey as made friends in the YES school. 9

Shelby Stevens, Marie V., Eva Wu, and Sophie Rose all became my buddies through out first, second and third grade. 10

One day when I went over to Shelby’s house, we were playing at the ditch. I’m not sure how it came up but she asked if I had ever had an imaginary friend. 11

So, I told her about Honey. She told me she had seven, which I can’t remember, the names except for Terry. 12

Later that night she told me that she made it up about having imaginary friends and told me that she thought it was babyish that I had one for being eight years old. 13

So, at the end of third grade, I pushed Honey to the back of my mind and pretty much forgot about her. When I went back to Dixon school for fourth grade, I lost touch with all my friends from the YES school. I met Justice Lowman and Jacek Maes who became my best dud friends, still are even though we all live far away. Any way, as elementary rolled on, Jacek Justice and I formed a little pact that we would be friends through anything. 14

One day in fifth grade, I got into a fight with Justice for whatever reason. Later the next day I went to the library in the school to apologize to him. He told me that he remembered he had an imaginary friend that he would confide to when he would get beat by his dad. I told him about Honey and he thought it was cool that we both had imaginary friends in our “baby years”. 15

Although I never asked Jacek if he had an imaginary friend, I’m sure he did. He’s just crazy enough to have one. In sixth grade, Justice told Jacek and me that he was moving to Missouri. This made all of sad and made it tearful when he left that Friday afternoon. 16

Middle School was, at first, an exciting adventure but later turned into what felt like a mental prison. I came to Penasco and instantly made friends with a few people, Lizzie Atencio, Elizabeth Estrada, Maria Griego, and Constancia Martinez. 17

My friends became my sisters and I didn’t feel alone any longer. I still thought about Honey occasionally when I would feel nostalgic during boring classes or times at home. 18

Eventually I got the habit of talking to myself, similar to what my dad does but not as severe. So I guess I still have that Imaginary Friend in the back of my head that reminds me every once in a while that I’m still a little kid. This probably sounds weird to some of you, some of you probably would say that I sound like a schizoid but I’m just writing what I think. That is the most interesting person I have ever met.19