| | Dear World:
Remember me? Its been a long time since i have written anything...and there has def been alot to write about. Right now, i sit in my college dorm room anxiously awaiting to leave this campus and head home. Its been a long semester...
...Even before it started, the problems began surfacing. The irony is how things seemed to be looking so incredibly bright. I mean...i was at a new job that i loved and i was def looking foward to the upcoming fall semester. I had plans of continuing my job throughout the year and was gonna save up until i could purchase my very own automobile. Little did i know how my plans would change.
Earlier in the summer, i had considered moving to the South Campus Commons, which was a 12 month apartment complex at my school. The Commons were by far the best place to live on campus, and i would be able to stay there year round. I had gotten accepted into them and was gonna take the next steps to finalize the process when i decided to back out and enjoy campus life for one more year. I figured that if i was not gonna be paying for it...then it really didnt' matter.
Then...that day came. I honestly didnt see it coming at all. The ever rising bill for tution and other fees had came in the mail and was due earlier than the year before. Not wanting to delay it for much longer, i handed it to my father, and to his apparent amazement, he was shocked to see room and board being on the bill. I guess it had not occured to him that i was going back to campus (i'm not sure what possesed him to believe that). Immediately, he started yelling at me, telling me that all i do on campus is party and earn Ds and Es (i'm not really sure what gave him that belief...i did not earn a single D or E all of Freshman year). What made the whole matter even more interesting is the fact that there was less than a month to go before school started (i believe it was about 3 weeks). Ladies and gentlemen...does it seem logical to not even raise up the issue of such a thing as staying on campus until 3 weeks before school starts? If the man really didnt' want me to stay on campus, it def would have benefited us both to talk about it sometime during the summer...not three weeks before school started. Regardless, my PMSing father seemed to belive that he could do whatever he wanted...and that i would suddenly bow down to his request and cancel my housing. Even if i had wanted to...canceling my housing at this point of time would have required a large fee...and thats only IF they let me out. Nonetheless, i was not gonna cancel my housing. I was not gonna be a commuter from home. I was gonna get back on campus...by any means necesssary.
So basically, right then and there i made my decision. I was gonna pay for it myself. How? I'd have to figure it out fast. I didnt' have 4000 bucks laying in my account (i dont' even think i had up to $500) so if i was gonna stay on campus...i definitely needed a means of getting the funds to do so. After days of thinking about it, i decided that i would have to do a number of things:
1. I would have to work OVERTIME for the rest of the summer
For a good two weeks, i put in major overtime at my job (i even pulled off a 55 hour week!). I knew that i had to...there was no choice
2. I would have to get a new credit card
I was offered a brand new VISA with no interest for one year. PERFECT for my sitation. I would be able to charge the 4K to my credit card and pay off the balance piece by piece.
3. I would have to work at least 20 hours a week during the school year
I realy really did not want to work this much during the semester, but my back was against the wall. I calculated how much i would earn by doing this and i figured that i could bring down my balance considerably.
4. I would have to use my scholarship money to pay parts of it
I prayed for a renewal of my scholarship and it came through...but i would have to use that money towards this cause instead of other things now
5. I would have to move my stuff to my dorm without my parents knowing
If i told them my plans they definitely would not have approved of it so i just decided to do with behind their backs.
So my plan was set. I got my credit card and started working long hours at the job. I informed my mother that i was not gonna be staying at home anymore, even with her begs and pleads. She told me to work with her...and that she wouldn't let me down. But each time she told me that...i gave her the same answer. I guess she didnt' take me seriously, and thought that i was just trying to rebel in words but not in action. But honestly...who would have expected me to take it that far?
Over the course of a week, i moved my stuff in without my parents not even noticing. My siblings were in on the plan the whle time but of course they weren't gonna tell. And then the final day came. I took the last of my things to the dorm and then drove home, where i parked the car. I was given a ride back to campus where i took a walk and comtemplated on what i had just done. My mother called me and asked me when i was coming home...to which i replied that i wasn't. I told her what i had done...i can only imagine the shock she must have felt when she got to my room and saw my things missing. I really didn't want to hurt her...but i knew that it was something that must be done. She was upset...and told me she'd have to call me back later.
When we did chat later, she told me how upset my father had been, to which i laughed. Serves him right...being so inconsiderate of my own feelings and trying to leave me out to dry. I had absolutely no qualms about what i did in regards to my dad. Sure what i did was a big slap in the face to him...but it was merely a taste of his own medicine. Anyways, i explained my plan to my mom...but she was still too upset to really converse with me. I would have to talk to her tomorrow. So here i was...in my college park dorm room...feeling both satisfied and saddened by the events that had taken place...and by what i had done. Regardless, i knew deep that there was no going back now. It was going to be a long semester... |
| | Posted 12/21/2005 3:56 PM - 21 Views - 8 eProps - 4 comments
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