First Love - James

Grade five was an important year for me. It was when I first developed Alopecia. I actually never saw any difference in myself, until I began to realise I was getting more and more hair on my pillow every time I woke up. Grade five was also the year I changed schools. I had found those changes extremely hard and found things difficult to deal with. But, there was one thing that made me happy, …

…like everyone else. From, Alice Seven years on, which is today, as I recap the events of grade five, I realise how much strength this one person has given me. Her existence in my life is what makes me today. Now, even when I've recovered. I still remember every word in her note. And I still wonder if I had ever loved her, which I'm still not sure. But, I sure did love her hair!