{Finished}Pauline McLeay, District 5

You want to know about my appearance? Well, I have been told I look like a porcelain doll. When I look into the mirror, I don’t see it. I have soft features which makes me look younger than I am. I also have a heart shaped face with pale skin, so I guess that’s where people get it, but that’s where the similarities end. I have dark brown eyes, freckles, and a small downturned nose. I have dark blonde hair that stops a couple inches past my shoulders. It isn’t perfectly straight or anything, it falls in little waves. I have a wide mouth and thin lips. I’m sorry, it sounds like I’m complaining, doesn’t it? I’m really not, what I look like isn’t all that important. Never mind, let’s continue, okay?

Most of my features are smooth, like I said, but my hands and wrists are dry, and sometimes rubbed into a raw pinkish color. It’s not that big a deal, I just wash my hands a lot. I’m just being cautious. I don’t like to bring germs into my house, and you never know what you may have picked up during the day. There’s nothing wrong with cleanliness, right?

I guess I am short, only four feet and nine inches, and I weigh 85 pounds. I am pretty small over all. You can probably tell that because of this, I’m not all that strong. I often need to ask for help lifting heavy things or reaching up to high shelves. I don’t like being dependent on others, but what can I do about it? I try to pull my own weight and do my part, anyway.

Despite now being a teenager, I’m not at all curvy, yet. I am small and straight as a pole. I suppose that contributes to people seeing me as young and fragile, although I try not to appear that way. I may be small, but I don’t like being treated like a little kid. It's unfair, because I want to be older, and to have more responsibility. You may say that people don't judge, but that's untrue. People will automatically treat me like a little child because of my appearance.

You want to hear about my personality, now? Generally, I tend to be quiet and serious around other people. I open up more around my friends, and while I’m not all that talkative, I know how to have fun and be myself around them. If I had to choose one stand out trait of mine, it would definitely be protective. I am constantly worried about my friends, and try to keep them safe as much as I can. You already know that I can’t do that much for them, but I will never fail at what I can do. I sometimes go to extremes, to the point of Obsessive, but the world can be a very dangerous place.

I’m sure you’ve seen by now that I’m not all that trusting. Well, I take that back. I trust my friends one hundred and ten percent. It’s the rest of the world that I don’t trust. People hurt each other for no reason. They steal, attack, even kill one another; and let’s not forget the things that are just accidents, natural disasters, being in the wrong place at the wrong time. There are already too many dangers outside; the least I can do is double check that I locked the doors and make sure everything is in order before I leave the house.

Now it must seem that I’m terribly overbearing, but I have good qualities, too. Once I know you, I’m very loyal. I will trust you completely. I also am a very good listener, and while I can’t always, I’ll try to understand. Unfortunately, I have bad qualities as well. I’ve already said that I’m overprotective. I’ll also admit that I’m highly obsessive, to the point of OCD.

I really love to spend time with my friends. I care a lot about them, and while most of them are all older than me, I love them like family. One more thing I like is cleaning. It may seem strange, but I like being organized and neat.

I have to say, though, I abhor school. It’s not the reading and writing, or the learning that I hate. All of that is perfectly fine. I hate not fitting in. Most of the kids at school don’t understand me. They don’t understand my need to make sure doors are locked, or my need to keep things clean, or my protectiveness. People tend to hate things they don’t understand, so I don’t really get along well with other kids at school. My favorite part of the day is coming home to see my friends, because they all get it.