OceansKeysScarf

Follows the perspective of four teenagers. Lena is in the eleventh grade struggling with a difficult past when she and her best friend of several years stop talking the summer before high school. Prim bored of her life and youth waiting for high school to be over. Gabe, best friends with the two eleventh grade girls, who simply wants to confess his feelings. Alexa, Lena's younger sister and a ninth grader, who wants to escape her sisters shadow.

Our First Love will Always Be Between Us

I enter my next period and take whatever seat is available. I don't care who I'm next to because none of this matters anyways.


Why is it that when adults refer back to their youth they get all happy inside? Do they think it feels nice to reminisce on who they were as teens? Like being forced into this routine is so fun.


There's nothing special about being seventeen. We are all bored controlled robots. Some of us like to pretend that we are not. Those are the stupid ones who think they have some sense of individuality. I'm a realist, I know I am not a person yet, that I really don't have a say in my own life. However, unfortunately, I am surrounded by those who don't see the reality we live in. How us teens got the short end of the stick.


I would take an adult's place in a heartbeat. They get to go anywhere they want, have whatever job they want while we the young, the ones they smile and gawk at have to stay here trapped in this small little town, with our small little houses, and all go to a small little school.


It's so much bigger out there. So much more unpredictable. It's not fair. Why can't I see that world instead of being stuck in this one?


So I decided when I grow up and get bigger I'm going to look back. And when I look back on the past I will feel indifferent. Because my youth is boring. The same thing that happened in eighth grade, happened in ninth and tenth, and will happen in eleventh this year.


This first day of eleventh grade will be like all the other grades. That I swear to you. Like clockwork some boys that I've known since kindergarten, always sit in the back of class whispering loudly about who got hot over the summer and who they want to confess their love to. That's another thing that's complete bullshit. Love.


How the world is supposed to seem brighter, the food is supposed to taste better, and you start holding hands and making out in front of everyone. Yuck, right? I feel like I'm surrounded by idiots who have no idea what they are talking about. It's so frustrating. How am I supposed to wait another year until I can get out of here?


The boredom of this youth is killing me. We learn the same thing every single year and everyone around me pretends to enjoy being young. But still shortly after the bell rings my teacher begins to teach his lesson.


I get a buzz and check my phone immediately, anything to get away from the taboo first day introductions. Everyone lives in the same tiny ass town. We already know each other!


Lena: Did I do something wrong recently?


I roll my eyes. Lena is too paranoid and hypersensitive. She thinks she always is doing the wrong thing.


Lena: Gabe asked to talk to me when he gets done from soccer practice today.


My god. He's actually going to do it isn't he? I hope he does because if I hear one more thing about how much he loves this stupid girl I'm going to scream.


Lena: But what if I made him mad at me?


When's the last time Gabe's got mad at Lena? He adores her she's just too stupid to see.


Me: I guess we'll find out this afternoon.


I put my phone away in my pocket not bothering to respond and deciding that listening to this lesson is way better than texting some clueless girl.


Chapter three: When Prim Grows up