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Days pass by. Seems like yesterday, I was just a 10 year old girl, playing around with her bicycle, trying so hard to ride the two-wheeler, to be a grown up. Weeks pass by. Seems like yesterday when I was happy turning thirteen, I am not a 12 year old child anymore. I just stepped into adolescence; adulthood is just a few steps away. Months pass by. Here I am, a stubborn 15 year old who passionately believes in all sorts of things, trying to find herself. Years pass by; here am I, a 17 year old who thinks she knows it all. A girl in a constant struggle with whoever tries to control or protect her. Seems like yesterday, when I was an 18 year old being hit by one of life’s harshest experiences; loss. Days pass by. Seems like yesterday when I was a 20 year old girl, facing the world, with all the joys and pains it has to offer, a girl trying to care and trust, and even let go. Months pass by, here I am…22