Under a Bed of Tulips (Intro)

Hi, my name is Anna Johnson. I'm sixteen years old and with my upcoming birthday about to arrive soon, nothing bad seems to be coming my way. I'm basically an average teenager living a basic teenage life. You know: kind of smart, athletic enough to pass gym class, and well liked enough by everybody to keep me out of harms way. I feel like I'm on cloud nine. But I recently realized that my cloud isn't so fluffy and my silver lining isn't so shiny after all. My life turned from normal to, well, not so normal. And I realize, that the little things we take for granted, that we think do nothing for us, might help us out big time or effect us somehow as the days go on. I've heard that everyday your life changes in such small ways, sometimes you don't even realize it. I'll admit, I've missed it a few times, but who hasn't? But what if something drastic and life changing happened to you? Would you notice the difference?