You may be wondering how I got here. Well it’s been quite the day. I don’t know how I got here. But I think it started with a drug in my breakfast allowing me to get kidnapped by people I don’t know and I figured out how to escape only to find out I’m far from home so had to travel with a circus and was really good with what I was doing so they wanted to keep me but I just wanted to get home to worry about stresses of school but alas I had to figure out my way out of a circus and well I ended up finding myself escaping to the zoo and taking care of the lions who took a liking to me so I didn’t want to leave them but I had to and now I’m stuck here for a while but hey I managed to send a postcard to my parents to let them know I’m okay and that I’m figuring out how to get home and I managed to find a way home and now I’m home but I’ve got my kidnappers at my door as well as the circus and zoo people with one of the lions with them wanting to give me kisses and hugs and I don’t know what to do with my life now… I guess I could go back to the circus and the zoo from time to time but I just want to finish high school.

“I told you yesterday that I needed you to pickup a cake to celebrate that Tiana’s passed. What is this?” I look at her confusingly. “You said a cake to celebrate that Tiana’s passed. It’s a cake to celebrate that Tiana’s passed.” I reply. She shakes her head. “No it isn’t. This is a cake that says that Tiana’s passed not that she passed!” She looks exasperated. I just look confused. I look at the cake which says: ‘R. I. P. Tiana, here’s to your life.’ Martha groans. “What will Tiana say when she arrives to her own party with a cake like that?!” I stare at her unblinkingly. “What do you mean when she arrives to her party? She passed didn’t she?” I ask. “Only you would get confused on what I meant when I said passed. If she had died I would’ve told you how and a funeral and I don’t know NOT ASK FOR A CAKE LIKE THAT. Why would I want a cake like that? We’d be mourning not celebrating!” Martha sighs. I groan. “Then what DID you mean?” I ask. “She PASSED HER CLASSES! She’s graduated!” Martha exclaims. A moment after Martha says this the door opens and in walks Tiana. Oh gosh. I can’t let her see the cake. What’ll she think of me? “SURPRISE!” Martha and our other friends scream as they come out of hiding. “Congratulations on graduating!” I hear everywhere. “Oh my goodness! Thank you everyone! I can’t believe I did it! Let’s CEL-A-BRATE!! Please tell me there’s cake!” I smile as I try to inch my way to the cake but before I get there Tiana’s already there. No! The lid is open and she’s staring. Everyone is silent. Then. Tiana’s laughing. “Bella, you were in charge of the cake weren’t you? Martha didn’t detail what it was for well to you huh?” Tiana laughs. I smile and feel my cheeks go red. I chuckle. “You know me too well Tiana. Yeah that was me. I’m so sorry. I can go get a new one if you like.” I say embarrassingly. “No, no this is perfect. What’s a party without well humoured laugher. I’ll remember this always. Besides I could only hope when it is my time that you’ll celebrate my life and remember me not mourn too much.” Tiana says. I smile. “We love you Tiana! Let’s celebrate! Next chapter of life, school is done!!!” We all yell. “Who wants a piece of cake?”

I excitedly tell you about my life Only for you to dim the sparkle That’s in my eye Why did I want to tell you?

I look to you for comfort You’ve been there too Only for your discomfort To win, you left me behind

I struggle with my dreams There will always be bumps in the road You tell me to quit while I’m ahead But this is just a bump in the road

You call what I look up to and admire Trash Just because it’s not quite up to your Standards Doesn’t mean it’s Trash One man’s trash is another’s Treasure

I constantly seek your approval Why All you do is Shut Me Down When I need belief and love Where all I’m getting is Disbelief and doubt

Clothes on my back Food on the table Roof over my head Shouldn’t I be grateful? There are those who wish they had But I have That’s the bare minimum I need To survive Why am I here If I need to be grateful I Have what I need to live?

You tell me what you think I should do Pushing your agenda if I don’t agree But it’s my life and if I can decide How I live it in whichever Circumstances arise

You use someone else’s suffering and fear To push your moving agenda So we can depend on you? Yeah right pal I don’t think so

We tiptoe around your temper Wondering what will set it off I may be upset and screaming back That doesn’t mean I’m hungry

You think you know us but Really you don’t I’ve tried to let you in But you shut me down Every time

You wonder why we Push you away When we have the chance Thinking it’s not possible We would want to push you away It’s obviously brainwashing We can’t think for ourselves But I HAVE A BRAIN I HAVE MY OWN THOUGHTS and FEELINGS

You hurt them Beyond repair I don’t know if I can trust you With my thoughts With my feelings With my things

You care about us you say You love us you say Where were you when we loved you?

Our love’s run out Beyond caring What you think

She’s tried to reach out let you in You turned it into a competition Should I try? Is it worth it? Will you listen or just Dismiss it all away?

I want to care I do care Yet I’m afraid Of what I might find When I reach out Will I find Understanding and trying to Correct and change? Or will I find The same results From years of trying?