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Chapter 4

High School

I went to Pulaski County High School in Pulaski,

Virginia. Many good things happened to me in high

school. I started making friends, I started having

crushes on girls, I was on the swim team, I was on the

yearbook staff, and I was a member of the chess club.

My uncle was the swim coach. He invited me to be

a part of the swim team. Most people were accepting

of me on the swim team. Family members, friends,

and acquaintances used to come watch me swim at

the meets. I worked very hard to learn how to dive in

the water. I also loved how the water felt. We had an

assistant coach who worked with me on my diving

and strokes. She was dedicated to helping all of us

improve. The team would ride the bus to and from

away meets. We would listen to a lot of music and

have fun on the bus. I nicknamed my bus driver,

“Koolaide” because he dyed his hair with colors that

looked like koolaide.

I had a psychologist that I saw for a few years. This

person did not show up for some of my appointments

and did not call me when he was late or was unable to

meet. This upset me because it threw me off schedule