When I started junior high，my only plan for myself was to stay unnoticeable. Everyone seemed so smart. They were everything I wasn't but wanted to be. So it was strange how eagerly I expected to run for eighth grade secretary from my heart.
Anyone interested in running should see the math teacher for qualification forms（资历表）. I followed the crowd to the math classroom. Without even thinking twice，I filled out and turned in the forms，but I had no idea what I had got myself into.
The only thing you could see in the eighth grade hall were posters. Bookmarks and flyers littered the hallways. That week，my friends and I passed out the bookmarks we'd made by ourselves. Everything was going as planned…until it was time for my speech.
As I got ready to present my speech，my sweat glands（汗腺） went into overdrive as the camera fixed on my face. What did my hair look like？Did I look at the camera？And most of all，did I look as frightened as I felt？
Somewhere between handing out bookmarks and delivering my speech，I asked myself one question："What are you doing，Jack？!" I felt lost. But in the midst of the anger and fear was something unexpected. I had learned some amazing things about who I was. Not only did I give a speech in front of 300 kids，but I introduced myself to people I'd never even met before. In fact，I felt unbelievably confident.
I can't remember every detail about the election（选举）. But what I do remember is that I won!The shy and quiet boy won! Stay unnoticeable？NO!Why be unnoticeable when you can shine？
I'm already planning my re-election speech. And I've learned the importance of taking a chance and believing in yourself. And next time if there's something you want to do，just do it!
