These are my art pieces. This is my main character. I've drawn her all the time. She has been with me since I was thirteen. I've been drawing her and drawing her. I used to call her Hannah, but then after a while she turned into Crow. I don't know why. It's just Crow. She resembles me quite a lot.
She's strong willed, like I can be, very strong. She doesn't care what other people think. If I’m really down, I can feel her say, "don’t listen to them," she’s like another part of my personality. She helps me carry my problems. Through my toughest times she has been there for me more than anyone else has been. Even though she's a fictional character in other people's eyes, she's real to me. I can feel it.
I know she's just an awesome character. She's just been with me all the way up to now and I want her to be there for the rest of my life. With my diabetes, that can make me so sad. Sitting down after having like high blood sugar, that makes me so stressed out, I draw her to calm me down. It helps so much.
I'd rather be myself than something I'm not.
Something changed since the day I was ten, something clicked in me. I changed completely. I said, "I won't wear pink; I'm wearing black or grey." That's what I want to wear and it's been like that since I was ten and I'm seventeen now. Well, my family don't like it, but they had to put up with it again 'cos I was fighting for what I have felt feels right in me. I like to be myself.
In my personal opinion, I’d rather fight for what I think is right and against what I don't think is right. I guess that's just my personality. I'm hot headed and stand my ground. If people constantly tease and bully me, I won't be the victim. I will be standing up and defending myself. I thought, "I've done it all my life, so why stop now?"
I've got a new adventure coming up: going to Scotland. As long as Crow is with me, I think I’ll be all right.
She is very special for me. She won't go anywhere. I know she won't.
