Author: Veronika Dovijanić, OŠ Blato
I have developed my identity from the games on the Internet, books, my friends, my family, my pet, my country and my school.
7:00 pm
“DEESPAACITOOO! Cero, cero para burrito, burrito …” Arghhh… That annoying sound we all heard one too many times last summer wakes me up every morning for school (and I still don’t know all the words). Time for school! Time to sit alone, pray for a C on that Geography test I studied a whole hour for, time to quietly walk down the corridors, with my headphones on, listening to Taylor Swift’s new album, pretending I’m invisible. I like to keep everything to myself, don’t have a lot of friends, and I guess you could say I’m not exactly a social butterfly. But, oh, well, I am used to it.
12:15 pm
Finally, my drama class! I’m so shy that my teachers could hardly convince me to enter the drama challenge in English All Around, as I had never competed before. I like my drama classes because I can express myself in many different ways. I can be a princess, a servant, a hero or a villain, a nerd or a popular girly girl, and take a break from being me. The moment I start performing, I’m no longer a shy little schoolgirl – I forget everything and only think about my character. Right now, I am playing the Pauper in the Prince and the Pauper, which means I play both the Prince and the Pauper because they switch places. I can’t wait for the state competition!
2:00 pm
As soon as I open my house door, my dog is already waiting for me in the kitchen for food. When I start to pet her, she won’t let me stop. Her name is Dobby, named by one and only house elf Dobby from Harry Potter, who looks after Harry and his friends and saves all of them when Bellatrix, one of the villains, goes crazy (he drops a chandelier on top of her head). My Dobby would look after me and save me in dangerous situations as well, I’m sure of it. I love my dog and she loves me. She doesn’t know the shy, nerdy me, and I think that’s why she loves me so much. She must think I’m her God. Sometimes, I wish I could see myself through her eyes.
3:30 pm
Now that Dobby has gone her own way, it’s time to read! My favourite books are the Harry Potter novels, and my favourite book is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last part. When I read, I like to pretend I’m one of the main characters, in this case Hermione. Hermione is a hard working student and a loyal friend. I wish I could be more like her. I guess that’s why I enjoy reading so much – I get to live a more exciting life.
4:45 pm
As I read a lot, sometimes I get my own ideas for my favourite characters. I like to write fanfictions about characters from different books coming together into one book. For example, Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter books and Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games living together in one house fighting villains with wands and with real skills.
5:30 pm
I play Minecraft every day. I’m one of the most popular PvP (Player vs. Player) champions on the most famous server, Hypixel. In the game, I’m a man who owns a lot of pets like pigs, (which can fly, and you can ride them) donkeys, sheep, cows… I feel so powerful while I play the game, as if I were on the top of the world. Everyone wants to take a picture with me since I’m a celebrity (in the game, of course, not on the street). It would be nice if things like that happened in real life, but I guess I’ll just stick to the game.
7:00 pm
Recently I’ve started uploading new posts on my old blog again, perhaps I will gain more followers this time. I write about slimes, Minecraft, DIYs, books… When I respond to my followers’ messages I feel appreciated and less lonely because someone out there shares my interests, no matter if they live on the other side of the planet. They only see my good sides and my creativity. They don’t know who I really am and it doesn’t bother me.
One day I might even write about my real life and reveal my identity. I’m not sure if that’s even going to happen because I don’t know who I really am. To my friends and family I’m a shy and quiet girl, when I perform, I step into another world and forget about everything, to my dog I’m a God, when I read, I’m the lead, when I write fanfictions, I’m creative, when I play Minecraft, I feel powerful and when I write my blog, I feel extremely appreciated.
Who knows who I will become?
