Growing Up

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Somewhere between being woken up by our parents on our birthday mornings and staying up till 12 am to receive phone calls from our friends, we grew up.

Somewhere between, "Yay! I can write with a pen from tomorrow" in school and "Dude, do you have an extra pen" in college, we grew up.

Somewhere between crying on the first day of school and crying on the last day of school, we grew up.

Somewhere between using Paint on weekly computer classes and using Instagram filters on our phones, we grew up.

Somewhere between Pinball and Counter Strike, we grew up.

Somewhere between Cartoons and News Bulletins, we grew up.

Somewhere between, "Dude, when are we meeting?" and "Dude, are we meeting?", we grew up.

Somewhere between actual playgrounds and virtual reality games, we grew up.

Somewhere between, "Just 5 more minutes, Ma!" and hitting the snooze button, we grew up.

Somewhere between, "I'll be home in 10 minutes, mom" and "How's everything at home, mom?", we grew up.

Somewhere between chocolate milk and Old Monk, we grew up.

Somewhere between waking up at 5 am and staying up till 5 am, we grew up.

Somewhere between passing letters in class and WhatsApp, we grew up.

Somewhere between Algebra and Taxation, we grew up.

Somewhere between, "I don't wanna sleep now", and "I need some sleep", we grew up.

Somewhere between "Hello", and "Goodbye", we grew up.

Somewhere between forgiving and forgetting, we grew up.

Somewhere between crying for a broken bone and nursing a broken heart, we grew up.

Somewhere between crying on our mother's lap and hiding our tears, we grew up.

Somewhere between living these moments and reading about these moments, we grew up.

Somewhere between, "I want to grow up" and "I want to be a child again", we grew up..




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