Autumn

NP: If You Can’t Hang by Sleeping With Sirens

School has finally started at Lyman Hall and it’s nice knowing that I’m part of the upper class. I loved coming in to school last Thursday seeing all the freshmen with their schedules pressed up against their faces traveling in packs. It reminded me of my first day of high school. I was so uncertain of how my life would turn out and now as a junior I’ve seen how far I’ve come. It’s weird going to class with a bunch of new kids, being taught a lesson by a teacher you’ve just met. I see my old teachers in the hallways and it feels like it’s been so long since they taught me. Change is something I said before I’m not too good with. I’m a Taurus and it’s just part of my nature. Currently, I’m on the swim team and it’s more difficult than last year. Our coach is much tougher on us and has us practicing three hours a day 6 days a week. It’s extremely draining and by the time I come home I’m in an awful mood that my family doesn’t like seeing me in. I hate being a grouch around them but it’s like I can’t help it. Swimming is supposed to make you feel refreshed and just overall good but this year I don’t feel it. I feel like going to practice is a chore and once I’m done I feel angry. It’s so hard to explain why I feel this way but it’s not as fun as it used to be. Our practices are becoming extremely hard and any excuse that you can’t make a practice is answered with “Okay, then you’re doing double practice next time” which means swimming with BOTH teams that swim each day at the pool. That’s almost 6 hours of practice. Don’t get me wrong, I love the team so much because they’re like my second family. We’re able to share things with each other that I can’t even share with my closest friends. We all have a strong bond with each other that no other team at my school has. Let’s see how the rest of the season goes

-A