I began smoking weed almost everyday， and partying every weekend. I lied about who I was with， where I was， and what I was doing. I left home high and came home higher.
My foster parents weren’t dumb， and caught on. I would do good for about a month， then get drawn right back into it. One day， I got a bright idea. Sell drugs to make money， I got away with it for a while， but then got sent to a group home. That woke me up quick. I was there for forty-two days. They were the most painful days of my life， I realized， once again， I was away from my family. I was lonely， and fed up. I knew I had to straighten up before I ended up in jail with my parents. I thought I couldn’t survive or get out of there.
Now three months later， I am stronger and more determined than ever. I am eager to graduate a whole year early and live life safely. I intend on getting my massage therapy licenses， and becoming a productive citizen. I wouldn’t have made it this far without going through the struggles I have. It’s made me realize that no matter my situation or how hard I’m struggling I can SURVIVE！
Two
It was the big day for a lot of students who were graduating from high school. Every one in high school was crying except for some 12th graders who knew that they’d keep in touch. Some will move on with their lives， get married， and have kids. One week later every one’s yelling “Graduation’s here！” and talking about what they’re doing that night. Our teachers called it to our attention that this had been a wonderful class. We’re proud to send you all off to college to start another big step of your lives. They started to call the students one by one. Finally they called me. By the time I got up to get my diploma， the clouds started to cover the sun. Now it had been pretty all day， but when I started walking it just so happened to start raining.After graduation it was still raining. Some classmates and I went out to party. A lot of people were drinking and doing stupid things， so we left. We were going home when a drunk driver hit us， and made the car flip 6 times. Although we had our seat belts on， two of my classmates died， I got air lifted to the closest hospital， my friend went to the emergency to get checked but was ok. All she had was some bruises.