Koryn Mikulski

Becoming the Real Me

I was always a child that was put down, told I would be something I didn't want to be. A lawyer, an accountant, whatever other high paying and stable job that a controlling parent/parents can think of. Ambitions were crushed and thrown away in the fear that I would follow the mistakes of others and lead myself down a spiral, paying bill by bill with no hopes of escaping this endless loop. I was traumatized. At the age of twelve, and for most young girls who are reading the newest and upcoming books, such as Hunger Games, Twilight, Harry Potter, etc…, I decided that I would love to become a writer. I had the imagination that would run wild more times than not, but I thought, “Wow! Wouldn’t this be amazing if I could make other people feel how I feel when reading?” Seeing the world form as they read each passing word, closing their eyes and dreaming of a place that I manifested with my own wit and ambition; it was something that I started to yearn for! I spoke with my teacher at the time, and she wholeheartedly loved the idea of helping me with my writings. But then, the worst thing that could have happened, did.