A New Kind of Normal

Themes: Acceptance, Contemporary, Dramatic, Misfortune, Relationships, Teenager
Length: 1 Minute
Gender: Male

A teenage boy sits on the edge of his bed, staring out a window. His voice is a mix of quiet resignation and newfound understanding. He pauses occasionally, as if sorting through his thoughts, before speaking with a calm acceptance of the chaos around him.

I used to think life was supposed to be fair, like if you did the right things, good stuff would happen. But then… life hit me with a curveball. One day everything’s fine, and the next, it’s like the ground disappears under your feet. I lost so much so fast—my parents splitting up, failing classes, friends drifting away. I kept asking, ‘Why me? What did I do wrong?’ But I’m starting to get it now. Maybe it’s not about what I did, but just how things go sometimes. People change, things fall apart, and you’re left picking up the pieces, trying to figure out what the hell comes next. It sucks—no denying that. But I’m learning to stop fighting it, to accept that this is my new kind of normal. It doesn’t mean I’m okay with it, but I’m done pretending everything’s fine when it’s not. I’m just trying to find my way through this mess, one day at a time. Maybe that’s all anyone can do.