"Fifteen???" "Wait what?" "Lol, I don't believe it." "You guys are seriously gonna believe her?" "Huh???" "Fifteen!" "No wayyy..." Gasps, shouts, surprise. I simply smile. Every year, same old reaction. "Wow! I really thought you were seventeen like us! You're a freaking teenage mutant!" Zack commented, astonished. "Ninja turtle," he finished. Everyone around the table laughed. My amused smile turned into a sad one. I knew, at that moment, that all my chances of going out with my crush were reduced to smithereens. Toast. Gone. Welcome to my life, filled with daily struggles of trying to survive the Young Zone. ||| Third place winner in the 2017 Rebel Awards (Chick-lit category)!!! |||
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