I'M POSSIBLE

As I was staring at a few teenagers play basketball in the park, it broke me inside. Well first let me tell you a little about myself. I am Amelia Jones. A sixteen-year-old teen. I have three younger siblings .my brother Timothy Jones is thirteen. I have two twin sisters, Shanchai and Shanyue. You must wonder why their names are so Asian, well they were born in a small town in China and at that time my parents were very fascinated by Chinese names. My mom passed away a year ago. She had a  severe case of double pneumonia, she had a rare case and her body could not accept a kidney from anyone else and this happened very gradually.

That day is still very fresh in my mind. I had just come back from school and my dad got a phone call from the city hospital and my father left everything and just ran downstairs took the car and told me to take care of my siblings. He never told me what had happened to my mum. The next day he returns in the afternoon. He told me that my mother had passed away as she had already enough and she couldn’t take it any longer.

He told me she is in a better place. Well after the death of my mom, my dad was heartbroken and crumbling inside. I have always known him as a very happy and bubbly man who took wonderful care of his family. He started drinking and lost total track of his life. He started going to clubs and coming back in the morning but worst was yet to come. One day when I returned from school, my father would generally be sleeping and the dinner would be ready but that day was different. When I was cleaning the home I found a letter it said: “I have found another woman, I am leaving fifteen lakhs for you, that is all I have left with me, it is your responsibility to take care of your siblings and yourself .” I was devastated I was not able to overcome the loss of my mother and now even my dad leaves me alone.

I didn’t know what I would tell my siblings they were also not over the death of our mom. I even tried to commit suicide but my siblings saw me. That one look made me realize that if even I left them then who would take care of them. I cannot abandon them like my dad.

That was the day when I realized that NO, I cannot let this happen. Then I made a plan on how to invest the money judiciously that is all we had. I decided that we would deposit the money in the local bank. We would rent out a small place and stay there. I started to work after school. From the beginning, I have been a very bright student and always topped the class in any test or Olympiad. It was my dream to get into YALE UNIVERSITY, it is among the top universities in the field of physics. My fascination with space began when I used to spend time with my mom gazing up at the beautiful sky I used to tell my mom I always wanted to go to space and she would have a smirk on her face to do an undergraduate program in astrophysics with a double major. I had been preparing for different competitive exams for the same.

But after this incident, I don’t know whether I can still achieve that dream, so I still continued with school. Every morning I would get up at five to prepare breakfast and lunch. Then I would get ready and would wake my little sisters up. By now they have learnt to dress up on their own. Timothy although small is very mature and understanding. He always helps me with the chores. In the evening Timothy and I would go to the local market to buy groceries, he would then return home and I would go to work. He usually took care of my sisters and studied.at times when I used to be exhausted he would even try to make dinner for us. By now he is pretty good at cooking. My little sisters are also very supportive. They would never make unnecessary demands and would eat whatever I used to give them without a word.

Then the time came for admissions at the university. I was very lucky to stay in the same region as the university. They had called me for an interview. I remember sitting on the chair and adult men questioning me about my abilities. As I had zero extracurricular activities they asked me what I did in my free time. I narrated my story with tears in my eyes to them. They all had tears too. They said they have never seen someone so capable and sacrificing as me. They not only accepted me with full scholarship but also agreed to pay for the education of my siblings. 

I still continued to work in the store. Now my life is less hectic. All my siblings are also happy in a boarding school. I visit them every week. I am currently graduating from university and I already have a job with an amazing salary pack. Now that my life is settled when I look upon those days, I don’t know how I got the courage to take care of everything. 

I would really appreciate if my parents were here to see me graduate. I’m sure they would have been proud of me. I did miss my teenage life but I’m glad I was able to give my sister their teenage. These few years were terrible for me but all I want to say is never give up. However dense the cloud of problems is one day it will shed and the rain will clear all the problems and sun of success will rise which will remain permanently with you.