This I Believe, by Tracy

This I Believe

I believe in true love and second chances. Everyone deserves true love and a second chance. When I was thirteen years old and in the seventh grade, I thought that I was in love. I was so sure that I had found exactly who and what I wanted. Everything seemed perfect. Then my “true love” started treating me very badly. He called me names and he pushed me, he made me think, that I couldn’t do better and that I was ugly and worthless. Everyone told me that I deserve better, but I thought I was in love so I didn’t listen. I let him control my life. I did anything and everything that he told me to do. Finally, when I was sixteen years old, he ended our relationship. He wanted someone “better”.

I went into a huge, very bad, mental state of depression. I quit eating, I started cutting myself. My grades dropped. I didn’t care about anything, and I certainly didn’t care about myself. I started hanging out with the way wrong people, and doing very wrong things, but I didn’t care. I lost total sight of what was important in my life, and it was all because of some stupid boy. There were other reason’s involved, but he was the main reason. My parents, family, and friends were all very worried about me. My parents sent me to a doctor, who then placed me in a hospital for a week.

I went on doing bad things and hanging with the wrong people for about a year, until about four months ago. That was when a miracle walked into my life. His name is Robert Hill. He goes by, “Robbie”. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be who I am today. He helped strengthen me, and he helped me straighten out my life. He told me that he believes in me and that means the world to me. He helped me realize that the way I was living my life was no way to live. He encouraged me to see that I can be someone and make something of myself. He showed me what true love is and taught me that second chances happen.

He brought the good back out in me and so much more. He is the reason that I get up and can look forward to my day now/ he is the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I don’t know what I would do without him. I can’t see myself without him. And the strange thing is, I don’t depend on him like I depended on the other person, he just guides me. In fact, we kind of guide each other.

I hadn’t had anyone treat me like he does. He reminds me of how much I mean to him every day, and that I am important, and that I can be somebody. He is so good to me, and that is why I love him so much. He is the reason why I believe in love and second chances. He has showed me that there is always room is your heart to love someone else, and when you think that you can’t go on without someone, you really can. You just have to be strong and willing to move on. You can’t dwell on the past, you have to always look forward to the future. There is someone out there for everyone, you just have to be strong and not stop looking until you find them. Don’t ever give up. You never know, that person might be standing right in front of you, waiting for you to let them in.