Kaila Strickland

The Lie

This is not a story that will inspire you. Just felt like I should warn those who wish to read about my life. You will get nothing out of this, but hey, read if you wish. I am a recently single 21-year old woman in college, living with her parents, and working at the coffee shop by the campus. I wish I can say I was working there to pay for a degree I liked but the truth is, I am not. I am a computer science major that was "strongly suggested" by my parents because the major will land you a job that pays a lot and that alone will automatically make you happy. By their logic it should anyway. I stayed in the major for 2 years and somehow I am shocked that I do not like the major that was chosen for me. To make it all worse, my high school sweetheart broke up with me. Some summer this turned out as, well, that's what I thought at first.