Check out this blog post from Daniela, the author of The Day, Wattpad’s newest Featured Story. She gives us the top 5 things she wants to do the most in her life.
What’s on your bucket list?
1. Tour Europe - I’ve always loved the culture. Every time I watch a movie, or even see a picture of anywhere in Europe, I kind of feel a longing to go. The people, the languages, the food - oh my GOSH, the food! - everything just connects with me. I don’t want to go on one of those touristy-tours, where they only give you like three minutes in each country. I want to do my own thing, with a best friend - maybe even a boyfriend if I have one. I want to visit the Eiffel Tower, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, all of that.
2. Play in the O2 stadium - I’m in a band, and playing in the O2 stadium in England has always been a dream of mine. We’ve never really played in front of an audience before, but I can just imagine myself on that stage, yelling out to fans and whatnot. It doesn’t even have to be full. There could just be like 3 or 4 people there, but I’d be happy. Oh, and I’m the singer, by the way. My absolute FAVORITE band, Paramore, played there, and I watched a video of it, and it was their best performance, in my opinion.
3. Complete the Susan G. Komen breast cancer walk - My aunt had a scare with breast cancer once. And ever since then, I’ve been hyperaware of cancer. Everytime the commercial for the 2-day walk comes on, I watch it. It’s just so inspiring. I’ve wanted to do it for forever and a day, so I will one day. Before I kick the bucket.
4. Grant someone’s last wish - This, to me, is the most important one. I feel like seeing the look on their face whenever I grant that wish - whatever it is - so much better, because I think it will give me a whole new perspective on life. I just want to see the light in that person’s eyes when it happened. They don’t even have to know it’s me who granted it. I just want to see it.
5. Fall in love - Yeah, I know… cliche. But I feel like love was created for a reason. “The Only Exception” by Paramore (yeah, again) is my go-to song for this. When Hayley sings “Maybe I know, somewhere, deep in my soul, that love never lasts. And we’ve got to find other ways to make it alone, or keep a straight face. I’ve always lived like this, keeping a comfortable distance. And up until now I had sworn to myself that I’m content with loneliness. Because none of it was ever worth the risk.” That’s so so so true, for me. I want to find that one person who will be the exception to my rules that guys are a whole bunch of cheaters with bad intentions. I’ve read enough romance novels to believe that love exists, so I’m going to save my heart until I find my only exception.
P.S. This last Valentine’s day? I had a hot date with Ben & Jerry’s. For those of you who don’t know, it’s a brand of ice cream. I stayed home all day while my parents went out to eat and saw “The Vow”. I was in my living room, watching the sappiest romance movie in the world, and eating my ice Cream with chopsticks. And you know what? I’m okay with that. I’m not going to settle for a guy. Just because it’s Valentine’s Day, people think that it’s the time to go and be with someone you have no feelings for. I’d rather be a total loser than a pretender.
And folks, that’s my happy ending. (For now, at least.)
“I’m on my way to believing…”
Read Daniela’s mystery thriller, The Day, on Wattpad:
Eighteen-year-old Hailee Windor girl dies on her birthday. Just before she died, she wishes that she had told her best friend that she loved him. The result: she gets to keep re-living the day over and over again.