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Bitter 2
Bitter 2
Andrea Gutierrez
Mr.Kapp
H English
10/1/18
Bitter Tragedy
Kindergarten me being a little five year old girl running around. I knew
nothing about the world. With my pigtails moving from side to side with the wind.
How would I know how to survive. I had three best friends Erick, America, and
Jasmin, however, I had other friends such as Lilian, Desi, Layla, and Yami. We would
always play in “Panda Park” which was a jungle gym that our school had. I always
felt that I wasn’t appreciated when I was around Desi and Layla. I had no idea I was
young and I didn’t pay attention. I was too happy to care about anything.
On the other hand I had no idea that Desi and Layla weren’t my real friends. I
believe that everyone has a second chance ,but I don’t think it would be that easy to
forget what they did to me. I remember running around in “Panda Park” not wanting
it to end ,however, everything good comes to an end. Little did I know things weren’t
going to get better. Without realizing I was getting older and my shyness was a hard
When I was in “Panda Park” I had a fear of the monkey bars. Having a phobia
wanting to jump off of a set of stairs that “Panda Park” had. Peer pressure always got
to me. I knew that I would discover that they didn’t like me. As we proceeded to
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become older and age I started to notice that they would set me apart from my
friends which were theirs as well. They also distanced themselves from me.
After I started having enough of it I was mad ,not with them but mad with
myself. Why was I so scared of telling someone. However they treated me like I was
nothing. My mom found out by seeing my legs which were printed on them. The
bruises were very prominent. Once my mom saw my legs covered with bruises she
asked me about the bruises. I was scared of my mom so I told her what was
happening.
On the other hand ,the next morning. I was ready to go to school. My mom
had decided to go talk to the principal. First time I ever stood up for myself. After all
the problems and difficulty that I went through they finally made Layla tell them the
truth. She didn’t care about the fact that my mom was there or the principal. They
told her it was serious and it could lead to her being kicked out of school. I finally
had peace.
From this day and on I know that I should stand up for myself. I know now
that no one should have to go through what I went through. I believe that a voice is
very important in society. Everyone should have a voice to stand up for themselves.