Homeless Narrative

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n the Fall of 2011, my family became homeless. My mother, who is a single mother of three children, simply could not afford to pay for our already reduced rent apartment. After living there for more than 6 years of my school life, we were evicted. I remember feeling angry with my mother. If she had just tried harder we wouldn’t be in this situation. I felt embarrassed because I was getting thrown out of my house and didn’t have anywhere to go. I also remember feeling scared. This apartment was my home. I had lived there since I was in the fourth grade and I could not believe that I was being made to leave it. I was scared because I didn’t know where we were going to go. My mother spoke of going to live in a shelter and I was appalled at the idea. I have always had such a high thought about myself. As though I was some rich high society woman …show more content…

Luckily we did not have to move into a shelter. My mom and brothers moved in with her boyfriend and I bounced from place to place for a while. One would think that not having a forever home would have a toll on a fifteen year old, but for me, I felt a sense of pride for having full responsibility of myself. Even though I was away from my mom and brothers it felt like a kind of vacation. Eventually I moved in with my aunt and rode the city bus to school every morning, got a part time job that I worked at for 3 years, and worked harder in school. Most people would think that a situation would be the absolute worst thing that could happen to someone so young. However, I think that is the best thing that could have happened to me. Before, the situation occurred I doing poorly in school, I was unhappy and I couldn’t see a brighter future ahead of me. After started looking after my Even though becoming homeless at such a young age wasn’t ideal for me, I made the best of the situation and I am better person because of

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