Prologue

I was all about cartoons when I was kid; Sailor Moon, Pokemon, and Totally Spies were my favorite. Actually, everything on the old Cartoon Network was my favorite. It's because of those shows that I inspired to be a voice actress. If I could inspire someone or move someone with my voice like those voice actors/actresses could to me, I would be the happiest person alive.

But reality is a bitch.

When I was, maybe eight years old, I started getting teased about my voice. The insults would range from, "Ew, what's wrong with your voice?" to "You sound like my old brother. My momma says it's because of puberty." Those were the worst years of my life because although it was a different day the same stuff went down. I would go to school, silently sit in the back of the classroom with no friends, during class my teacher would ask me for the answer to whatever question was on the board to get me engaged, but after that the insults would start. It was tiring, so I did what I thought was best.

I stopped talking.

I don't remember the last time someone has heard my voice; it's been so long since I've talked. I don't even think my older brother remembers my voice. Sometimes during dinner my mom would always get teary eyed because she would start talking about my "beautiful" voice, and how I always used to win pageants because of it. I think she's lying though, because my dad doesn't say anything when she does that. He's an honest man so if he doesn't want to hurt someone's feelings he would always stay silent.

My last friend said that my voice wasn't that bad, that it was just different. She described it as a slightly deeper voice than what girls usually had, because at that time it seemed like every girl had a shrill nasally voice. I was different and I've read quotes that it was okay to be different, but as I started growing up my voice never changed while the other girls were getting bigger boobs and getting even higher voices – I was stuck with this voice that everyone hated.

I was in a dead end, and I don't think anyone will hear my voice anytime soon. At least, not hear it and know it's me.