Covid started in 2019 while I was in 9th grade and I was a little excited because I didn't have to go to school. However, that all changed when I found out my parents have been keeping a secret for much longer than that. My parents had been having problems in their relationship since halfway into my 7th grade year. Thankfully, due to Covid and the fact my brother and I had to stay home, we could finally see the truth. From loud arguments that woke me up early in the morning, cops being called after school, and separate sleeping areas, I found out they were getting a divorce. I felt so alone and scared of what my future will become. I ignored all of my problems and focused on school. Sadly, as days passed the divorce and the lonely feeling got worse. My hero turned into a single mom taking care of two kids all alone and my father started dating someone else before the divorce was even finalized. When I thought my problems were over and the miserable feeling would end, it got worse. Due to one parent looking over two kids, we started experiencing financial problems. As a result, we had to move in with my grandmother, far away from my friends. There's no words to describe the emotions I went through since Covid started to now but I didn’t want it to sway me from the goals I had. However, going to a new school after staying home for almost two years, the sudden divorce, only having two years left in school, and being in a new environment made life very hard. Everyday just felt like a routine, I was working hard in school with no real purpose, I felt very detached from society. After a while I started falling into a depressive state. My physical and mental health started taking a toll. It was getting difficult to eat, sleep, and breathe. Headaches started to form with no medicine insight that helped. I made the decision that I'm not going to waste my last years of high school wishing life didn’t happen the way it did. I forced myself to get out of my comfort zone with the help of my family. I started to research everything about the school’s club and activities, slowly talked with classmates to gain friends, and befriended teachers that I can talk to and have fun with. After learning about the clubs they provided, I joined three clubs and feeling confident I even ran for office positions. I am a member of key club, president of film club, and 1st vice president of national honor society. Needing community service hours to graduate and the happy feeling I get when helping others, my grandmother introduced me to a family friend’s job. Today, I am balancing school, clubs, community service, and a babysitting job. My physical and mental health is doing much better and I feel happy and confident in what the future will bring. Now, my goal is to help others see how beautiful they truly are using a camera lens.