It was scary in the dark. I was in the hallway. I saw a crack of light coming from a room. I slowly opened the door and I heard a gasp. Lauren was looking straight at me.
"Munchkin why are you still awake?" She asked.
"I need someone to talk to" I said walking into her room.
"What do you need to talk about?" She asked pulling me in her lap.
"Why do you girls have big boobs?" I asked.
"It's apart of growing up, we girls develop breasts and eventually get our period" she said.
"What's a period?" I asked.
"That's a question for another time" she said.
"Thanks for your time Ralph" I said hopping off her lap.
We both said goodnight to each other, and I exited her room. I walked down the dark hallway to another room. I opened the door, Dinah and Camila screamed.
"Jesus Y/N don't scare us like that" Dinah said.
"Sorry, I just need to talk"
"About what?" Camila asked.
"Growing up. It seems weird" I said.
"Growing up can be weird, especially if you're Camila" Dinah joked.
I laughed, "but seriously, why do we have to change. I like the way I am" I said.
"Change is good, you get older and prettier, you'll have more freedom, I'm glad I'm legal now" Dinah said.
"Thanks for the talk, goodnight" I said leaving.
I walked across the dark hall to a room. I opened the door, and Mani was lying down and on her phone.
"Excuse me, can we talk?" I politely asked.
"Oh, sure babe. C'mere" she said.
I ran over to her bed. "What does being legal mean?" I asked. "It means, being identified as an adult. You aren't legal because you haven't reached the appropriate age yet" she explained. "What do adults do?" I asked, "well, they work, pay bills, go to clubs-- it really just depends on the adult" she said. I hopped off her bed, "thanks for the explanation. Goodnight Mani" I said. She said it back and I left.
I was in the hallway once again. I found my way to Ally's room. She was reading and eating M&M's.
"Ally, I want to talk to you" I said rubbing the sleepiness out of my eyes.
"Talking, yay!" She squealed.
I climbed in her bed. "Can we look at the stars?" I asked. She nodded, and carried me to her window. She opened it, she has the best view of the stars.
"There's so much stars, they're constantly being born" I said.
"You are like the smartest one in this house" Ally laughed.
"Definitely false. I just do a lot of research on Lauren's tablet" I said.
"You have a really high vocabulary for a five year old" she said.
It got quiet for a second. "How do you deal with being short?" I asked. "I just do, my height doesn't define me as a person. Plus short people rule" she said. After a while of star gazing, she brought me to my room. She tucked me in bed. Right when she left I got out of bed and flicked on the light. I looked in my mirror.
"I need to talk to you" I said to my mirror, "why are you so beautiful?" I asked myself.
