So for my first homework assignment I'll tell you about my first tattoo!
I got my first tattoo when I was 15 years old. It's the Latin quote for "the only way out is through"
The reason I got that quote.. Well everyone grows up when their really young dating someone from elementary off and on until you get a lot older. He was my best friend. Growing up I didn't get along with the girls at my school, mainly because my sister was my only friend. But He understood me, no matter where we were at any point in life, if there was something troubling me he just knew.. Nothing needed to be said, it was just a silent understanding. We dated from 3rd grade until 8th grade. His name was Nick. And all the childhood nonsense happened in the middle. We talked on the phone every night. However, one day, I woke up just like any other day, got ready for school, listened to my mom bad mouth my dad on the way to school, and I didn't see him at my locker or in the hallway, and I just didn't feel right. A short time went by and someone came on the intercom and said for teachers to check their emails.. At that time the teacher looked up at me and told me to go into the hallway, I was naturally a good student so I waited in the hallway until he came out. He looked at me and said "I'm so sorry but Nick Lee has committed suicide."
At first I really didn't believe it ya know? I guess it just takes a while for death to sink in. So I walked down the hallway to the counsellor and saw my best friend at the time crying and I just stood there. I don't think I ever cried. The counsellor called us all in and started to tell us that they had been named on his suicide note, an that we were all being taken to a church.
I got to the church to be greeted by my father. I'll never forget how he was sitting, the sunlight was coming up over the clouds perfectly and hitting him in a way that he almost looked angelic. He asked if I was okay and I said yes. He told me that "the bus doesn't stop here, that life just keeps going." That's where I got the quote from
That you have to go through life to get through the bad parts..
In the end I regret the tattoo because I got it when I was so young. and hope to get something a lot better on my thigh representing Nick.
@bloghomework @rambo @missy @lyxzen