"My name is John Merrick...."

My experience at the theater today, was single handledly the best day of my life. For the first time I was welcomed by the people around me, instead of being stared upon with perplexed faces. I was afraid to stand and the let the rest of the theater gaze upon me, for it reminded me of the numerous times Mr. Bytes forced me to stand up to be looked upon by the curious people. However, this time I wasn't afraid of being looked upon, rather I was in shock because it was the acceptance i had been looking for since the day I was born. Prior to this magnificent experience I felt as if i was a blemish on the face of the Earth, whose only purpose was to awe those who had never seen any of my kind. But after receiving a standing ovation at the theater, I finally felt as if I belonged; but most importantly, it reassured me that I was not a disappointment to my mother. The woman with a face of an angel.

Welcome to my nightmare

 One nightmare that really frightened me was one that occurred recently. About a month ago I was asleep, when all of a sudden I was instantly awoken by a violent jerk. At first I thought my sister had woken me up because something was wrong, but the room was dead silent. I then tried to get myself out of bed in order to find a possible source from the motion, when I discovered that I was unable to move. My entire body was paralyzed, from head to toe, and I was only able to move my eyes. To make matters worse, I then felt an enormous pressure building up in my chest, that was slowly hindering my ability to breathe. I tried gasping for air but I was unable to open my mouth. Just about when I felt that I was going suffocate, I awoke gasping for air.