“Don’t judge a book by its cover,” a common saying that applies when talking about books or people or objects. My prized possessions cover has a red background with 7 letters placed in the middle. The letters are written in white and outlined in black. The possession comes in various shapes and sizes, from the iPhone screen, to the biggest television that money can buy. While the image I painted may appear simple, it is actually complex, because behind the red background, over ten thousand movies and television shows are held. To an oblivious adult, my Netflix account appears to be movies and television shows that are wasting time, but Netflix is actually a distraction from the real world. Netflix is kind of like books. It allows an escape into another world, minus the headaches that books occasionally give me. This is why my Netflix account has recently become something very important to me and is now my most prized possession.
Netflix was given to me by my mother, who thought at such a cheap price, 7.99 a month to be exact, it would be fun to try. Little did she know, Netflix would be very valuable to her teenage daughter. Two weeks later, my unfinished homework was strewn across the unmade bed. My chemistry book opened to last weeks lesson. My planner colored with important activities. My pencils, pens, and highlighters, all signed with bite marks, surrounded me, a young procrastinator, while I focused very hard on the laptop screen streaming the last season of Gossip Girl. My droopy, blood shot eyes said I was exhausted. “This is the last one, I promise,” I whispered, clicking next episode, even though I knew it wasn’t.
While Netflix is addicting, it brings me relief when I’m stressed. It takes my mind off important things in life and allows me to get away. That is very valuable in today’s society. Technically, I’m stating that Netflix is most prized possession. Netflix carries the relief that teenagers desperately want. The simple Netflix account is valuable, but if you open up the book and look past the cover, the relief is the value I desperately cling to.