inthemiddle

It's 1999, I'm wearing my favorite Pocahontas sweater and matching it with one of my many pairs of neon pink leggings. And with my hair falling to my cheeks, I feel my fringe tickling my eyelashes. I'm nine years old and just starting to learn how to beat level four in Super Mario. I only worried about what colors of socks I'm going to wear that day. Who was going to lose at 'bubble, bubble gum' to be it for 'hide and go seek.' Life back then was care-free world. It was a world without stress. Being told you can achieve and be whatever your heart desires. When I young I thought I'd be married by eighteen years old. I thought I could be actress and meet Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson. I'd sleep with all my stuffed animals as a child so none of them got offended. Had that one pen with four different colors, and tried to push all the buttons at once. Poured soda into a cap and acted like I was taking medicine. The hardest decision was choosing which Nintendo game to play. Waited behind a door to scare someone, then leaving because they're taking too long to come out or you had to pee. Faked being asleep, so I could be carried to bed. Used to think that the moon followed my car. Watching two drops of rain roll down the window and pretending it was a race. Went on the computer just to use Paint. The only thing I had to take care of was a Tamagotchi. I used to sing in the shower. (Now? I make life decisions in there now). Swallowed a fruit seed and was told by my older brothers I was going to grow a tree in my tummy. Getting bruised knees heals better than a broken heart. Remember when we were kids and Couldn't wait to grow up.. what the heck were we thinking?