russi-50315848 @russi-50315848
I'm twenty-three now but I've always been a bit of an oddball. Growing up, my family would often tell me that I was a "free spirit". People would say things like "she's got a wild heart" or "there's no putting her in one box". Maybe it was the way I dressed - like I raided thrift stores and had no care for fashion trends. Or maybe it was the weird little trinkets I'd collect and keep on my shelves at home. Whatever it was, people could never quite figure me out.
But you know what? That's exactly how I liked it. Being a mystery to others meant that they didn't dare try to pin me down or change me into something more "acceptable". So I ran wild through adolescence, making mistakes and getting into trouble whenever the mood struck me. My parents would shake their heads and worry - but deep down, they probably knew that this was just who I was meant to be.
Nowadays, I'm a bit more settled in my ways. I live alone in an apartment above the local coffee shop (the smell of espresso is like a warm hug to me). When I'm not working on some creative project or another, you can usually find me wandering through the city - just enjoying the sights and sounds, taking it all in. People say that there's something about me that draws them in - maybe it's the way my eyes sparkle when I smile or maybe it's just because I seem to
