Essay About Eventful Saturday Evening And Good First Impression

About Gillian
Essay title: About Gillian
“About Gillian”
The date was November 18, 2000. It was a cold and dreary
Saturday afternoon until my mother and I received a last minute invitation.
My mothers friends daughter, Jenny, was turning 18. A boring Saturday
afternoon has now turned into an eventful Saturday evening. I wore my
jet-black suit trying to look as dapper as I can, with the hopes of making a
good first impression for the party goers that I have yet to meet. The
evening I was to celebrate Jennys 18th birthday has also become the same
exact evening I met her friend Gillian. Little did I know, from that night
forward, meeting Gillian was going to impact my life in tremendous ways.
As a young man growing up with an aggressive crowd in New
York City, I used to find myself in a lot of dead end situations. For
example, vandalism, underage drinking, stealing cars and occasional
street fights, I was well on my way to becoming a full fledged criminal. I
did not have much direction nor any motivation in my life. My father left
when I was about 13 and my mother who was left single was too focused
on paying the bills and maintaining food on the table. I felt I was pretty
much left alone to do whatever it was I chose to do. I even used to get
arrested for small misdemeanor crimes. This mischievous period in my
life lasted close to 7 years. I was so oblivious to life. I needed to calm
down and grow up fast. I needed a best friend and a role model.
When I started to get to know Gillian, I didnt think too much of
her. I didnt want her to think too much of me. I guess I was too much of
a heartbreaker and thought that she was just going to be one of the many
women who have come and gone. She was the complete opposite of who
I was. At the time, she was a scholarship student who was well on her
way to obtaining a bachelors degree. She was raised conservatively and
wasnt exposed to the type of lifestyle I was leading. She was responsible,
well educated and applied towards her future. Think of it as the “good
girls fall for the bad boys” scenario. She exposed me to all the positive
aspects in her life. Gillian taught me its never too late to start over and
helped me realize that hanging out with the boys every night will bring
nothing but trouble and wasted time. She is a true role model.
When the relationship was young, I treated Gillian unjustly. I
cheated,