Okay, I understand that I have a billion and one stories not done, but I have been working on this one for some time now and I'm sick of it just laying in my documents, so here it is...please R&R

Kendra~

She's Got Her Own

The first moment I knew I was different from my friends was when I could no longer relate to their so-called "problems". The boys my age no longer was attractive in my eyes and my priorities were very different from others.

At the age of fifteen, instead of having just a summer job, I worked all year around. Of course I asked my parents for things, but if plans fell through, I always had my own money to get what I wanted.

School clothes, supplies, bus fare, lunch money, and anything else I needed or wanted was my problem and my problem alone…come to think about it, Ne-Yo's song with Jamie Foxx and Fabolous "She Got Her Own" was, I like to think about me. Can you believe it, eight years ago I was doing my thing and I'm just getting a song about it. My fiancé sings the song to me all the time now…too bad he can't carry a tune to save his life.

But back to what I was originally saying…I was my own woman at the age of fifteen and was loving it…until my "friends" called me out one day…over something as dumb as a boy.

Age Fifteen: Growing Up

"I can't believe you turned him down Mona, he is like the sweeties guy in this school-" I looked over at my friend and rolled my eyes. We have talked about the same thing all day and I was getting fed up with it. Why should I have to defend my own decisions?

The top question of the day came from a certain boy, today Cody Runnels decided he wanted to ask me out on a date, only I couldn't for plenty of reasons like, I had to go to work, my homework, and he just dated my friend who is asking me why I said no.

"Didn't you date him last week and said he was a dog?" I asked while looking at the scenery go pass. My legs were stretched out onto the side seat in front of me. The bus we were on was somewhat empty and I was glad. Most of the times we either had to share a seat or stand up, and I didn't need that since my job required me to stand.

Tony rolled her eyes and huffed while the other two girls giggled for a moment. Yeah, I knew I had her ass, but knowing her and her slick mouth, she was going to come up with an excuse that was dumb, but all the same make sense in her head.

"I was PMSing that day, I think you should go talk to him." Was Tony's response and me and my two other friends just looked at her.

"I rather not, I have to work, then homework, make dinner, clean…I have too much to do, if he can work around my schedule then maybe-" I started counting off everything on my fingers until Lisa cut me off.

"Schedule?! You are fifteen years old Mo-Mo! Who works all year around…that's why we have parents-" She tried to explain, but I wasn't having it, they want to depend on their parents all of their lives, me on the other hand, I'm not with it…I've had my taste of freedom and love it too much to take two steps back into "kiddy world".

"Lisa drop it…I'm not going out with him and that's it, respect it or leave it and me alone." I said while watching people get on the bus. I leaned back in my seat and sighed.

"Since you lived with your sister you have changed…I don't think I like it." I raised a brow and looked at Jasmine.

This is true, but the problem is my sister lives two fucking blocks from my parents and I saw my friends damn near the whole summer! My sister; my sister is twenty-five and I love her to death! She treats me like an equal and not a child…she is my true best friend.

While I was staying with her, she taught me how to really live in the world, I paid rent, even though it was one hundred, fifty dollars, it was still something I had to learn. I had to pitch in with food, gas and electric, water bill, and other things while still taking care of me.

Of course I didn't pay that much, but I knew what she was doing, she was getting my mind set at an early age of what to expect out of life when I no longer lived with my parents, when they wouldn't be there for me twenty-four/seven. Seeing as though she is a full decade older than me, she had to learn the hard way, but I am grateful she is taking me under her wing and showing me real life, unlike my parents who try to still treat me like a child in, what they want me to think is a "perfect world"…I know it's nothing like that…but moving on.

"What are you talking about, you saw me everyday…Jasmine I lived next to you the whole time and Tonya I lived across the street…I stayed at both of your houses when my sister had company." I glared at them. I was starting to hate having this conversation because it turned out the same, me walking away from them before I cursed their asses out.

"Oh yeah, but when she had her parties you were nowhere to be found." I stood up when I saw I was about four blocks from my stop.

"I invited you three every time she was having one, but you all didn't want to come-" I said in a surprisingly calm tone.

"The guys are old-" Lisa said while turning up her nose. I smacked my lips and waved my hand at her.

"The guys are hot, my sister has taste in everything she does including men and you three know this." Tony looked me over and sighed. She was the one who started everything then made peace…I will never get her.

"I'm just saying, you got taller, you grew out in places…it's as if I'm not even talking to Mona anymore." I bit my lip in thought and shrugged.

"Tough cookies…here's my stop, if I get off on time I'll call you three." I said while walking to the back door. I heard them whisper before Lisa spoke up.

"Wait I thought you got off at eight." I looked back at them while getting off the bus.

"Staying at my sisters!" I screamed while the bus was taking off. The window was opened so I know they heard me.

That was a code, if I wanted to work extra hours and didn't want my parents to find out, I stayed with Marla, my sister of course. Come on, fifteen year old girl working until midnight…I doubt my parents would understand my grind or like it at all...