Senior Trip + My Eyebrow

Last Friday, we left for our senior class trip to Orlando.

A long bus ride later, we were at Daytona Beach. Later that night, we spent some time at downtown Disney, (where no one bought anything because it was so insanely expensive).

The next day we went to a water park, (where my friend with Strep throat had to be taken to the first aid building.) I also got to have a conversation with my homeroom teacher in his bathing suit, when I'd only ever seen him in a suit and tie and talked to him maybe four times in four years. It was surreal.

That night was Grad Bash, where Universal Studios is open only to High School seniors from 7 pm to 2 am. I was fantastic. We met some stereotypical kids from rural Alabama, rode tons of roller coasters, hung out in Harry Potter World,
As it got late, I started getting too tired. I convinced my friend Alishe to slap me across the face, hard, to wake myself up. We heard a horrified "Ooooooh" from the people walking past. At least it worked for a while.

When it was approaching 2 am, I began falling asleep every time we sat down for a moment. One of my friends, a guy who's over six feet tall, gave me a piggyback ride to the meeting place while I slept, I woke up just long enough to hear someone ask, "Is that a boy or a girl that he's carrying?" For some reason, I found this absolutely hilarious.

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About a week after I got back from the senior trip, I took a razor blade and sliced a cut above my eyebrow.
I just couldn't get the thought of it out of my mind. I finally did it because I found a little butterfly bandage. It seemed like a reason to do it.
No idea why. It just made me feel...interesting. Like people noticed me. I felt awake for a little while. It healed in about five days, and I forgot pretty quickly.