Childhood. (gd)

Time itself passing by like pages of a book. You never notice the passing of time. Being raised by a middle-class family you lived a normal life. Your parents were there when you did your first step to your first word. You learned and were raised as a bright kid. Like any normal family you had you up and downs.

Like the time you eat your dad lunch because you were hungry. You quickly learn to overcome the inner selfishness that is being a kid. You learned that the world isn't about you. You learn how harsh the world is while riding a car and seeing homeless people holding cardboard signs.

All this never stops you from being you.

The first day of elementary for you was beaming in energy. You were excited to meet new people and make new friends. Your parents were surprised by the fact you weren't nervous being without them.

When you first introduce yourself to the class you kind of stumble. A girl chuckles at your action and it made you embarrassed. You shake it off and got through it. "Hello, my name is Alex!" You say stoically. You hear the girl laugh again. "Veronica Smith! It's rude to laugh at a classmate" Your teacher says loudly to get her point across. She then cough to clear her throat. "Anyways Alex you may sit down now.". You sit down with the rest of the class.

You see this Veronica whisper to other girls around her and point at you and they giggle. Face flushed you really want to go and hug your teddy bobby for comfort. Like any other kid faced with a bully, you tear start to form.

You then feel a tap on your shoulder and your turn around to see two faces a boy and a girl. "Don't worry about Veronica she a meanie." You hear her say. The other is a guy who has his arms cross nods along with the girl. "Yeah, a real meanie!" He says.

You wipe your tears and smile. "Thanks, guys." They both smiled. "Names Dakota and this girl right here is Ash," Dakota says while wrapping his hand around Ash.

"Is it true that you don't have a mom?" Ash asks with curiosity. You simply nod. "So cool..." Dakota says in awe. You chuckle at this response.