'Don't you dare try to talk to me about having to grow up fast',' I said to my friend, 'I had to grow up before any other kid our age. By the time I was 10 I had a job and was raising my younger siblings. I have gone through more shit than you can even imagine.' 'You need to grow up' she said. 'I NEED TO GROW UP' I exploded, ' YOU ARE THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO GROW UP. STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TO GROW UP AND JUST DO IT. I DON'T GIVING A SHIT IF U HAVE TO GROW UP FAST. I AM RAISING MY SIBLINGS AND RAISING MYSELF AND TRYING TO KEEP MY GRADES UP IN SCHOOL SO THAT JUST MAYBE ONE DAY I CAN GET A SCHOLARSHIP AND GET OUT OF THIS HELL THAT I AM STUCK IN!'
With that off of my chest I turned walked away without so much as a word or a look back at her slack jawed face.
