Maddison's Musings

Hello everybody! Instead of updating you about my life in this blog post, I thought I would post a little short story that just came to mind. and by short story, I really do mean short. And I don't even know if it will finish or not, or maybe this is just a short story teaser, but I thought it would be fun to post some of my writing here!

The Waves

Standing on the dock, I felt like I could do anything. This was where I was safe, this was where I was free. I can be myself here, without anyone wondering what I'm doing, or giving me the sympathetic side glances or the pats on the back. No "I'm sorry this happened to you," no anything. It was just me, my thoughts, and the waves.

I slipped my shoes off and let my feet dangle in the cool water. A salty breeze brushed past my face. I stared into the waves, memorized by the constant movement. The waves seemed to be in turmoil, always crashing down on themselves. Maybe that's why I liked the water so much, because I could relate. Or maybe I'm trying to hard to read in to things, to relate to something. Maybe I'm just useless.

I shook my head, trying hard to banish the negative thoughts. I bit down on my lip and closed my eyes, silently counting to ten. When I opened my eyes again, everything was back to normal. The waves were still crashing on top of each other, and the salty breeze still lightly brushed past my face. It was peaceful here. I plugged my headphones into my phone and clicked shuffle on my music. A melodic love song begin playing playing quietly as I leaned back against the large beam supporting the dock.

I felt the footsteps before I heard them over my music. Somebody sat down next to me, but I refused to look at them. I could feel them staring at me. I could feel the sympathetic look whoever was there was giving me. After about five minutes, I had enough, and decided it was time to tell whoever was there to leave me alone. I took out my ear buds and turned to where the person should have been, but I was greeted with emptiness.

"Don't worry, it's all going to be okay," was the last thing I heard before I was pushed into the dark, cool, waves.

*Dramatic music plays* Well there you go! My first super short story that I've posted on this blog! I really hope you like it, and hopefully I'll post more short stories on here.

~Maddison

(Oh yeah, and I feel like I should tell you guys that this story is 100% fictional and my own, so yeah.)

Hello everybody! School's back in session, and it's almost as if you can hear every school-aged kid groan and cry while the parents secretly rejoice. My first day was on the third of September, and it went surprisingly decent. It definitely wasn't fantastic, but it wasn't horrific either. That's kind of how school is for me. It's neither great or awful, it's usually just an okay, normal day.

Since I've been in school for about a week and a half now, I have all of my school supplies, so I thought I would do a "What's In My School Bag?" post. I've seen this tag as a YouTube video, but I don't like the idea of myself becoming a YouTuber, so I thought I'd blog about it. So without further ado, my school bag:

There's my school bag for you! Compartments not pictured include a fleece-lined laptop holder in the main compartment, a smaller pocket in front of the organizational pocket, and a fleece-lined sunglasses/phone holder pocket at the top. I love my backpack so much because you can fit so many things in it without it looking bulky. I also like how the bottom looks like leather, so I know that it won't rip and tear easily. I give this backpack a definite 9.5/10. The only reason it's not getting a 10/10 is because the zippers aren't the easiest to unzip, but the get smoother the more you use them.
Hopefully you enjoyed this little post, and I hope that I can do a "What's In My School Bag?" part two at the end of the year to see what's changed.

~Maddison