she slows down when she reaches the street to check for cars and i catch up with her , panting loudly . `` my parents are more concerned about their social standing than my happiness . i let go and he fell back into his chair . from trying to pull away my hair was covering my face , several curls stuck to my lips . `` aside from standing in that long ass line , nothing . all the lies , cold hearted meanness , and hitting . it 's part of the skill set i needed to survive . 