The general assumption is that one is better than one's peers, above their level, more entitled and more powerful and much less vulnerable. After he overhears friends giggling about him he pulls on his coat and storms off.
Oh, the rampant hypocrisy of teenagers. "I can mock you, but when you reciprocate you're going too far."
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She wants to be, needs to be the center of attention. Even when the conversation has moved on she clings desperately to herself, repeating her wasn't-it-funnies about her drunken escapades of the night before, until someone acknowledges her offhand. She is the girl who stares at herself in mirrors and in reflections, and who cannot go a day without attracting attention from a guy.
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I am tired, even though it is early. Good night.
Olivia
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