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“The Party”
The majority of people have some kind of hopes and dreams. Hopes are “desires accompanied by expectations of fulfillment, and give promises to the future,” (The Merriam Webster Dictionary, page 367). Dreams are “notable for their beauty, excellence, and/or enjoyable quality,” (The Merriam Webster Dictionary, pages 234-235). Throughout my life I have had many hopes and dreams that have never come true. However, there was not a bigger disappointment in my life than what happened four years ago this October. Our lives can change at any given moment. But sometimes we do not understand that, and take our lives for granted. Four years ago I took my life for granted, and because of one unintelligent moment, my life has changed forever.
The last thing that my parents said to me as they walked out the door was, “There are to be absolutely no parties while we are gone.” Me being the “perfect son,” I reassured them that there would be absolutely no parti...