It always happens that when one bad thing happens a lot more are yet to come. Some say it comes in threes. Others say that it's a rut. Who knows what it actually is. The point is you're in one and it sucks. It seems like it's never going to end.
It started with a low grade on an exam and turned into a broken down car, a sick parent, a professor upset with you, a nasty sunburn, and much, much more. All of this has put you in a state of stress that you don't think will ever end. It seems that just when things couldn't get worse, another bad thing happens.
You start to wonder what you did to deserve it. Did you forget to honk at the Lucky Barn? Did you see someone in need and not help them or if this karma coming back to get you for something you did ten years ago and can't even remember? Whatever it is, you'd wish it would end.
There is a good side to this though. You'll learn to handle the stress and to communicate with people when you would rather just lock yourself in your room. You'll also learn just where your breaking point is and how to deal with the annoying girl sitting next to you without completing blowing up on her for everything going wrong in your life. It's not her fault after all. You learn that real vanilla or vinegar takes the sting out of your sunburn and that pressing a Starbucks frappuccino to your cherry red face feels like a little slice of heaven. Most importantly, you learn to have fun even though nothing seems to be turning out right. To take a little time to yourself to read a book or to go to a trap shoot just to take your mind off things.
Whether it's three things or a rut, there's always a fourth thing or a mountain waiting for you. You'll get a better grade on the next exam, your dad will come in clutch and fix your car, your parent will start to feel better, you'll figure out how to make up for whatever upset your professor, and that sunburn will eventually peel. The point is, it gets better. It's cliche, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Take it from me, someone who is currently in the dark tunnel known as The Bad Luck Streak.
