Life in the Twenties: The Good, Bad & Ugly

By Tieanna Denae

Meet Harper Johnson, a young girl in her twenties just trying to piece life together. But will she ever get it right? From failing school to toxic relationships, depression, and losing faith, it seems as if life will never come together for Harper. Will she be stuck forever, or will all her pain be worth the

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Scribe Tribe Publishing Group
• Release date: Jul 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781958436035

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Life in the Twenties: The Good, Bad & Ugly © 2022 by Tieanna Denae.

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First Printing: July 2022

The Scribe Tribe Publishing Group

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This book is dedicated to my beautiful cousin/friend/sister all in one, Tanisha Freeman. I hope I’ve made you proud with my accomplishments. I love you and miss you. Keep watching over us.

Contents

Picture Perfect

Death Comes Knocking

Get Back Up and Try Again

The Big Day

Fading Away

Fighting Pride

Home Sweet Home

Second Time’s The Charm

Girls Night Out

He loves me.

He loves me not.

When Life Throws You Lemons….

Jayceon Douglass

Time Will Tell

Decisions, Decisions

First Response

New Chapter

The Question

Chapter 29

Meet the Author

Picture Perfect

Hi, my name is Harper Johnson, but everyone calls me Harp, Kittie (a nickname given to me by my late great-grandma) or H.P. I was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia but I currently reside in Dallas, Texas. I’m 29 years old. Yes! Twenty-nine! But it feels like I’m twice my age. I’m not sure if that’s the maturity in me or if that’s because I’ve been through so much already. From failing school, changing careers, losing loved ones, battling depression, self-esteem issues and let’s not forget failed relationships. Have you ever felt like you were too old to not have it all together but at the same time you were too young to have it all together? That’s how I’ve felt. Trying to plan your life out but it doesn’t always go as planned? Yes, I’ve been t here too.

When I was in elementary school, my teachers would give me old tests, old lesson plans and any extra papers that weren’t being used and I would collect them and play teachers with it. I always thought I would be a teacher, specifically a 5th grade math teacher because I was so good at math. Funny how things change. My sophomore year of high school I became a certified nurse assistant so my passion for nursing took off from there. You see, life doesn’t always go as planned. People say enjoy your twenties, but in my opinion, your twenties can be a stressful time period because you are still trying to find your way in this thing called life.

After I graduated high school in 2011, I attended Columbus Technical College. I knew that I wanted to continue my nursing career, so I started taking the prerequisite courses that were necessary for the practical nursing program. A year after that, I received my acceptance letter and started the program. Nursing school wasn’t easy. It was intense. I had to remain focused 24/7. There was no time to lack. I felt like I no longer had a life, a social life. I was 20 years old, wishing I was picking out my outfit for the party that Friday night. Instead, I was studying the steps on how to insert a nasogastric tube because I had a practicum the following Monday. I felt like I should have been living life and enjoying my 20’s, but I was enrolled in that program, so I had to remain focused. And although all I did was focus throughout my high school years, it was what I had to continue to do. I never quite experienced the fun life. But I had to push through.

Each week that went