101 Words

101 Word Short Stories

2009

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2009

By Ms. Pacific

I’m sixteen. I’m irresponsible and excited and a mess. I drink to get drunk and I throw up and say I’m not going to do that again but I’m only going to do that again. Life is extremes. I’m going to sleep in and waste a day and fail a paper or a whole bloody class. I’m going to fall in love with a boy after five seconds and he’s going to break my heart. I’m a product of the world you created, so choke on it. I’m a walking contradiction and I know you wish you were a teenager again.

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  1. tth says

    Sounds very authentic 16ish, but no I do NOT wish to be a teenager again. Probably this character would want to get through this horrible period fast, too, if only she could.

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  4. Bobby Warner says

    A wonderful, delightful (and a whole bunch of other superlatives) little story. Kinda makes me glad I’m NOT a teenager again!

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