high school

Billie Heinl
October 30, 2002
Writing 121
Daphne Gabrieli
My Addiction

“Hi, my name is Billie and I am addicted to high school.” This is no joke. I’m a freshman in college yet my heart is still wondering the orange and brown halls of my high school. There are really two types of people in the world, those who loved high school and those who hated it. I loved it, every back stabbing, heartbreaking minute of it. Every one I know finds this obsession annoying, but their opinions haven’t stopped me from looking over my yearbooks and constantly going over stories of games and homecoming dances in my head. Although I don’t want to let go of my addiction, I feel this “drug” may be stunting my growth.
I have always had a problem with letting go of things. When my hamster, Ben, died in the 5th grade my mom thought she was going to have to bring in the SWAT team to calm me down. My mother gently told me to move on and reassured me that something else would mak...