Life....as they call it

As they say..........life goes on.................
All of a sudden I am 18.........A woman they say....
How can that be?? When I still feel like playing football......still make dumb pj's that make people look at me in disbelief......still jump in joy(literally) when something good happens.
I still feel contented knowing that I had a burger with a friend.....who cares what happens in the stock market.
Very kiddish they say......grow up says mom.....why cant you act like an adult says Miki?
But I cant change overnight.....Iv always been a kid......n I love being one.....
But situations do arise.....that can turn a kid into an adult immediately.

I have got into medical......the profession I always dreamt about....and now I know....its not just a walk in the park. The trouble my parents went through, the tensions flying high.....all for the coveted seat which I have finally got. Still, more than happiness...its determination n resolve that has to work now. My turn now to return the generosity showered on me. My turn to not take things as lightly as I have always been taking them.

Then there are my friends. I have always maintained that I have the best friends in the world. I still stand by what I say...but I would never have even dreamt of the challenges each one would have to face......the smiling cheerful faces have weathered. All of a sudden...studies, careers and girlfriends gain a lot of importance. Members of the opposite sex are not just for tp anymore....there are serious relationships....which when end, cause huge heartbreaks revealing a side I have never seen. Experimenting goes grave when people realise everything is not as hunky dory as it seems. Emotions suddenly dominate rational thinking......and friendships are put to test like never before. Now its suddenly like those days never existed when the sole problems in life were 'whats there for lunch' and 'why India lost out on the series'.

So much to say and so little time......this is all a part and parcel of growing up.....and I know that stuff like these will strengthen bonds and make us adults....with proud scars.

So I will grow up......maybe the process has already started.