Playing volleyball has always been a hobby that I love. I never expected to be where I am today by what used to be just a fun past time. I had to remember through all this that one can accomplish anything if they believe in their self. It all started the August before my freshman year in high school. On one average Tuesday morning, I found out one piece of information that would change the course of my life. First, I walked into the main gym, at Boswell High School, and quickly noticed that all the varsity girls swiftly glancing at me then quickly turning away. At that very moment I knew something was off, although I was scared, I kept going on with the day. Then, the tryouts began. Usually, there are three courts, one for varsity, one for JV, and one for freshman. Out of habit I began to walk to the west gym where the freshman usually were. Suddenly, a loud voice screeched “Caitlyn, come over here!” I quickly jogged over to the coach and he told me “Toady you will be with my varsity team.” As terrified as I was, I replied with a simple “Yes, coach.” As I walked over to the varsity court, I heard 12 other voices fill the room. As the drill began, I felt as if one thousand butterflies flew into my stomach. You could even say that one could feel the tension from a mile away. “She can't hang with us”, “Why is that freshman here?”, were the statements that were filling the air. Suddenly, the drill was underway. After an hour went by the tryout was finally over. Finally, right before I went to change and go home, a familiar voice called my name once again. The next seven words that were said changed the course of my life. Coach Lopez had offered me a spot on the varsity volleyball team. This had been my dream for years, and it had finally come true. I had finally realized that all of this wasn't just about a game, it was about how people are always going to try to push you down, but you just must get back up and preserver though the negative people that stand in your way. Overall this is by far the most memorable moment in my life, and one of the biggest obstacles I had overcome. Although, people had doubted me, I broke through the obstacles and achieved my goal.

A girl sat down on her bed and tried to clear her mind from all the outer things. She couldn't do that because her mind was with her and as you can guess, it was impossible to run away from something inside you. She'd like to have a button to turn off/on her thoughts just to keep her image clean. Just to have a blank space for a while, that's all she was asking for. But her phone was buzzing, people were talking, traffic was running, voices weren't stopping.. both inside and outside. She tried to escape from all of that, she wanted to breathe and not to think anything at the moment. But how could it be? She saw only one way but was skeptical in the first place. She chose a book and opened it. She started reading. She read a word, it meant nothing. Then she read the second word, no. Third word, not even a bit. Then she finished the page, following the other one, starting from the beginning she ended the book within a few hours. She looked at the book with a shocking face. No, the book didn't tell her something she didn't know a while ago and no, the book wasn't the best book she ever read in her life. But she could swear just a second ago, everything was in a complete silence. Then , the voices came back but this time was not the same as it was before. From now on she realized she can handle the voices cause she found her own voice without even noticing.