My full name is Dominik Loretto Sanmarco. I am currently going to college for a DTA (Direct Transfer for Arts) Degree (I think that's what it's called). I'm an aspiring Manga/Comic artist and I love crafting fantasy and sci-fi stories in my free time.
I was born 3 months early at 1 pound 11 ounces with a twin named Alexander in Buffalo, New York. Within the first few weeks of our premature birth Alex caught an unknown virus in the hospital which killed him. That's right, I was born with a twin I never got to meet. The doctors saw me, barely making it through the lack of nutrition I had in the womb, having to give me oxygen and thought in best case scenario, I would survive but have no motor functions. Thankfully, with Lady Luck and my Mom at my bedside as often as they could be there I eventually made it home, with some additional medical equipment because I wasn't exactly "ready" yet.
About three years later my Mom gave birth to my Sister. A bundle of joy that kid. Happy as can be, and knew how to turn my dad's head upside down. She had a trick where she'd hold her breath and pass out if you didn't do what she wanted. Dad thought it was hilarious until it happened to him.
As a kid I kind of minded my own business. I watched Star Wars (IV, V & VI) whenever I had nightmares, played video games on our Playstation. It was my big present for my 5th birthday, and I haven't seen it since we moved away from Dad so long ago. Right, there's the clincher. Sis was barely 2-3 and Mom found out Dad was cheating on her. So she left, took me and Liz and headed to her Mother in Arkansas.
That year(?) we stayed there I got a Gameboy Advance, and a Beanie Baby. The first one was a green Stegosaurus with red spikes who I forget the name of, the second was a grey cat striped black, with white whiskers and blue eyes named Prance. That Beanie Baby (Found out it was a female cat at like 16) got me through so much hardships later on in my life. It was my little buddy that I could just count on to be by my side. The following 10+ years were the toughest I ever went through. I wasn't even 10 yet, and my life changed before my eyes. I was thrust into seeing a glimpse of the struggles of adulthood and how naive I was as a kid. How mean people can be no matter their age. All I wanted to be was a happy kid with dreams for a future full of fun and adventure. Instead, I learned no matter how hard I tried to ignore the anger and sadness in my heart, fake smiles were never going to bring me the happiness I seeked.
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