#writing Blast From the Past Vol. 2

Another essay I found in my files from my first and only creative writing class.  I remember the teacher's one criticism was, "why is it told in the third person?"  I took it as a criticism, as if I had done something wrong, and at the time, I had no idea what she was talking about.  Now I realize the main character was disassociating.  I wish I'd been able to say that at the time, got her take on it, but I was young and reactive, incapable of that sort of honest reflection on my writing.  (Notice the typed pages.  lol  Does anyone even own a typewriter anymore?)