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I remember back to when I was a sophomore in high school. It was the very first day of school and the halls were flocked with people wearing new clothes and shoes. It is pretty much the most important day of school year. It’s the time when if you want to get noticed, that day was it.

            That morning, just before the classes were to begin, I was walking around the halls in the school. Seeing friends and acquaintances that I haven’t seen over the summer break. I was feeling pretty good. I was excited about the new year.

            I decided to go ahead to my locker and drop off some stuff and get ready to goto my first class. My locker was in senior hall so that was really cool. Walking down the hall, I felt someone’s hands grab my sides and lift me into the air. I was held in the air for about 10 seconds until I was finally let down to the ground. I was shocked and immediately felt embarrassed. Standing there, not being able to move, my legs were being held by this person, while an outside observer assisted in wrapping my ankles with duct tape. The taping went up my legs until my waist. My hands and arms were behind my back tied together with this stuff  called duct tape.

            They left me there standing in the middle of senior hall, all tied up . I remember students walking by laughing and with looks of amazement written on their faces. I never felt so embarrassed before in my life. I saw one of my friends from church and he came and pulled me aside. Helped loosen the sticky duct tape from my arms and hands. I had enough strength to just pull apart the binds from my ankles. I was set free free in minutes. I picked up my books from off the floor and proceeded to my locker.

            I knew that I was scarred for life with having this experience. The next couple of weeks were of students asking me how it was being duct taped. I told them it sucked. It sucked bad!

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