Raising Stories

Fifteen years now, time went fastChildhood almost in the pastAlmost woman, beauty tooImagine boys are chasing youTime is nearing, without doubtThat you're wanting to go outA scary thought, my little girlYour beauty shining like a pearlOut there where I cannot protectI'll have to trust you, that's a factIt's hard to deal with, but I knowI'll have to practice letting goWe've tried to raise you, to prepareyou for the world t...

When I was five, I lived in New York. I didn't know, nor care if I was popular or not. I was just there, and played my own way. I later grew to learn which side belonged to me. As I look back, it seemed to me that I was the most forgotten and least likable girl in my class. Before we moved, I had two best friends, Sarah and Emily. I always preferred visiting Sarah's house because she knew how to play along with me. Unlike...