A Piece of Me

In May 18, 1996, a baby girl was born, me, Nilka Melendez, on San Juan, Puerto Rico at 4:15 pm. I was fat baby, but also cute. I was born with my skin being yellow so I was under a UV light for seven days. Growing up I had, and still has, a loving family. My mom, Nilza Carrasquillo, and my dad, Alexander Melendez, loved and gave me everything I needed and asked for.

In my 19 years of life I have come to understand that the little things matter the most. When I was in 6^th grade my life was complicated cause from bullying. My so-called friend Vanelis made my life a living hell because of my legs. I bruised easily and I am extremely allergic to any kind of insect bite. This problem continued till I got the courage to stand up to her. One day after the last school belt, walking through the halls she comes out no were and started molesting me, I do not know what came over me, but immediate reaction was to grabbed her my the collar of her shirt and push her against the lockers. I am not proud how handled the situation, but my mind was blinded due to the thoughts running through my mind, I did said sorry for my reaction, but not for the reason behind it. After that she did not looked me in the eyes and never teased me again, but never apologized for what she did. This bullying experience changed my life completely I became tougher and smarter on who I considered my friends.

           This experience helped me look for the right friends, those who are by side my good come and when life gets tough. And thanks to them I have overcome a lot of situations. I have learned that life is not easy and to achieve our goals we must face with multiples bumps and the only thing that matter is how and if we overcome them. The journey is the really lesson, the journey is what matter not the destination.