Chapter 4

October 1982-October 1983

We lived with my mom’s parents for a bit and then Mom found an apartment across the street from an elementary school. I would sit on the staircase outside our apartment and watch the kids play at recess. I’d trying to pick out my older brother on the playground, while managing my jealousy and anticipation. I couldn’t wait to start school. I was the most bummed that I couldn’t glimpse any of the interesting parts of school, the stuff that happened in the classrooms. I knew how to run and play. I wanted to be old enough to learn everything.