I wrote this on February 3, 2006. However, I added in a paragraph near the end, about a person very, very special to me. This assignment was for creative writing class. It is rather sad, so be warned.

"I was walking home from school last Friday, happy that it was a Friday. I made plans for the next day with a few of my friends. We were going to go to the mall and search for dresses for the upcoming Sadie Hawkins dance. As I was walking, I was thinking about all the homework I had to do over the weekend. Then I realized that I didn't have any. I was so happy. I thought that nothing could bring me down. Life was good.

All of a sudden, the area around me disappeared, and everything went black. I saw a flash of what seemed to be purple lightening bolts. I was terrified. Nothing like that had ever happened to me before. After what seemed to be an eternity, everything returned to the way it should be.

When all of the shock left me, I realized that there was an odd poster in front of me. I picked it up from the ground and read it. The thing that first stuck out to me was the mystery word that read MAAETPIXT. I saw other mystery words around it like KKE and Twpa. I took it home and showed it to my mother.

As soon as my mother looked at the lettering, she fainted. I noticed the look of terror in her eyes when she got back up five minutes later. I asked her if she was alright. She responded saying she had a nightmare. So out of curiosity, I asked her what it was about. I didn't think she could have a nightmare in only five minutes. She told me that she dreamt I brought a poster home that she had seen once before.

I didn't want to make my mom faint again, so I didn't tell her that it wasn't a nightmare. But I was scared. I thought to myself, "What could be so bad about the poster?" So I asked my mom.

My mom told me for the first time that she had a twin sister, and three days before their 18th birthday, her sister found the very same poster, and showed it to my mom. They tried to decode the message, they couldn't come up with anything. They showed all of their previous teachers, as they had already graduated, but no one could decipher the message. They went everywhere trying to find out what the poster meant. Three days had passed, an no one came up with anything. On their 18th birthday, my mother's twin sister was murdered. At the funeral, my mother had the poster on the wall where the service was held.

After the service was over, someone talked to my mother and grandmother, claiming that they knew someone that could translate the poster. They said that Madam Jewel was an expert at ancient languages. My mom and grandmother went to Madam Jewel, and the moment Madam Jewel saw the poster, she knew what it said. The poster said "You will be murdered on your 18th birthday."

After my mom finished the story, I went to my room and cried. I will turn 18 in a few minutes. I stand before you all today, the last day I will be alive.

Mom, I love you, and thank you for everything you have done for me. I couldn't have asked for a better mother.

Dad, I know that we haven't gotten along these last couple years, but I love you. Thank you for all the help you have offered me, and I regret that I never accepted it.

Bryan, I love you more than you could possibly imagine. You befriended me when I had no one. I've enjoyed these last few years with you. All the inside jokes we share, all the time we have spent together. We haven't seen much of each other lately, but words can't express how much you mean to me.

Tabatha, there have been many times that you helped me when I was close to having a breakdown. You are my best friend in the entire world, and I couldn't possibly thank you enough for your friendship. I hope that you can go on, and I hope you find more amazing friends. You deserve it.

Chris, I really would have loved to spend my life with you for many, many, many years. I love you more than I could have possibly imagined loving anyone. I've been so happy with you, and being your girlfriend. You've made me the happiest person in the world. I can't thank you enough. I know its going to be extremely hard for you after I'm gone, and especially now, knowing that you won't have me for much longer. I'm hurting inside knowing that you're hurting. I want to fall asleep in your arms tonight, so I can know my last minutes or hours will be spent with the love of my life.

I hope you that you all take my death well. Try not to cry. Just know that it makes me overjoyed that I know that I will pass on tomorrow. No, I don't want to, but I am lucky. I get to spend the last few minutes with the five people I treasure most in this world.

I love you all"

Just an interesting fact about this story... I read it out loud to my class, and apparently my teacher was very concerned about me after I read it, as were a few other students. I pretty much laughed. To me, it was just a story, but I guess some people would show concern about it. So if you're reading this, whether you know me or not, there is absolutely nothing to worry about :)