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Fire

Salihah Clayton
3 min readSep 6, 2021

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This seems to be an element I resonate with the most. Since I was little, I was a penchant for trouble with my mischievous nature, my high energy, fiery temper, and my love for exercise and fighting. I have always challenged others personally and intellectually. I wanted to know as much as I could. I just wanted to fill my head with stimulation and knowledge. Growing up I was told I was Numbuh 3; one of my favorite characters. I didn’t think I was that cheerful, but it wasn’t that at all. It was the fact that this girl was so optimistic and positive, with a knack for animals and babies, and a fierce defender and protector of what she loved, that making her angry was the most ironic, unpleasant thing to happen, but also, thing to do. She was often irrational, as she led with her feelings; but what do you expect from a kid in the 4th grade? I was exactly like her in my childhood. Brash, fierce, loving, optimistic and protective; having a maternal side to me.

As I got older, I found that my zodiac is Sagittarius. Of all the signs, what was chosen was the archer. Ever since I was little I was enamored with archery. I wanted to learn for years. To be told that my sign was the archer itself, and that this sign was honest, adventurous and optimistic, well…I just had to say it explained a lot. I am honest to the point of being painfully blunt. My words are piercing like my eyes, they hit as straight as an arrow. To know that this sign is a…

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Salihah Clayton
Salihah Clayton

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