Persuasive Essay: Lies And Forgiveness?

Lies and Forgiveness
I am not sure when, but at some point during my senior year in high school, life punched me in the face. I figured my only worry was getting my diploma without tripping on the stage. What no one told me---or what I did not care to pay attention to was that I needed to apply for scholarships, pick a college and, oh yeah, look for a roommate. Being the procrastinator that I am, I put all of it on the backburner. Then, as I said, life hit me. I realized I needed to handle all of it or I would spend my life flipping burgers. With time running out I got in a huge rush. I had looked into only three schools at that point. The University of Georgia, which was where I always dreamed of playing football---but it was really far from my parents. I also looked into Southeast Missouri State University, but that was because, the girl I liked in high school, who friend zoned me, wanted her best friend at college with her--- I am not getting into that, but that situation was not happening again. Then Edwardsville, a few of my friends were always talking about it and it was only 45 minutes from home.

I did not want to get stuck with some weird kid, so I thought it would be a great idea to room with my friend Demetrius, who had told me he was going too. We were both excited to be moving in and getting away from our strict households. Leading up to the move in day we were always planning, what things to put in the room, who was bringing what, and how to set things up. We were taking care of all the applications and formalities together, and we started hanging out more, and to be honest, I was starting to fill like we were brothers. So, I was more than willing to lend him forty-five dollars when he asked, so he could buy the last pair of Jordan 's at the mall that he wanted. My only stipulation was that he paid me back before we moved in so we could have a clean slate, and we both