Nobody Saw the Grind

Rusty. Everyone at school laughed at this kid. Now they ask him

how he did it. He grew up poor, not no-iPhone poor, I mean skipping meals poor,

wearing the same hoodie every day, pretending he wasn't hungry. Kids made jokes.

Teachers lowered their expectations. His house was loud with stress, bills on the table,

arguments at night. He promised himself one thing, this wouldn't be his forever.

He didn't have money, so he used time. After school, he stayed up late learning from free

videos while others scrolled. He tried dropshipping, failed, tried editing,

failed again. Every failure hurt, but quitting scared him more. People laughed harder