Hey. Are you listening?-

I'm Zero. I'm your 'average' teenager. Messy, moody, introverted and nerdy. Anyway, I need your help. I'm sorry I called you here, but I have a few...identity issues. Do you ever feel like an astronaut on an alien planet? It's like being lost and confused. For me, that feeling is every day. I guess you could say I'm troubled-

Let me tell you a bit about me. I'm the long lost member of my family. I've only began having a real family relationship with them a couple months ago. I'm still a complete mystery, since I'm trying to figure out who I am. No one truly knows. Not even me. It's scary sometimes, not knowing who you are...It's like being a big jigsaw puzzle, that's missing a piece. I feel lost, troubled, even angry sometimes. I guess that's the issue of having hardly any confidence. Like I said, I'm a total introvert. I've always been like that for some reason. I used to be a confident child back when I was practically a toddler, but when I stopped going out after school...I was different. I changed. I became a shy, introverted, confused child. As I grew into who I am today, I'm confident again. I guess you could thank foster care. That still doesn't solve my problem though...Who am I?

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