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Personal Narrative: Not Passing

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Honestly, I didn’t think I would make it this far. I didn’t think I would be up at 11 PM answering an insight question that asks me about me. I didn’t think that I would be sitting at a lunch table with my friends, eating and cracking jokes. I didn’t think I would sit down at the dining table singing happy birthday to my younger brothers and sister.

I’ve struggled with depression for so long that it constantly felt like there was no point in fighting back. I’ve dealt with pressure and not wanting to look a certain way because I wanted people to think I was ‘cool’ or ‘good enough.” I’ve sat down in class and watched my grades dance on the edge of the Not Passing (they call it an ‘NP’ at our school and it hurts to say it) line. I constantly
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