Escape Route

Many people do not grow up to be what they’d imagined at five years old. I hope I become the exception. 

I wanted to be an actress. Many little girls wanted to be singers, chefs, or hair-dressers. I love the set. 

I think the main part of acting that attracts me is the ability to tell stories. All of us want to escape reality at times. Acting allows that. You can be someone completely different. With a completely different look and identity. Someone just leaving hair and makeup makes you no longer feel like you. For this little time on this big set, I am no longer me. 

Now that I am slightly older than five, I still have the same big dreams. I want to escape reality. I still want to act on sets, but I’ve discovered another escape route to my liking. My love for writing. 

For a little bit, I wanted to be a journalist. Although I do love to chase down a good story, I’ve found out that I love creating one even more. 

I want to create worlds. 

Worlds that only belong to me. 

It’s not like I am unhappy in my own life. Life is fine, it just can feel dull. 

I want to experience dragons, and magic. I want to be able to fly or meet an angelic boy with a British accent. I want to travel world-wide and escape to secret societies and never return to reality. That’s what I want from life. 

Until I can find another escape route to take me there, I’ll just continue to write.