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Sixteen

February 18, 2014
By zainabi BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
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zainabi BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
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my thoughts are stars I can't fathom into constellations

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It's the morning of the day before her birthday.
She's turning sixteen tomorrow.
She's so excited.
Sixteen in a milestone.
Her day would be just perfect.
The way she imagined it to be.
It's the night before her birthday.
She's lying on her bed.
She can't sleep.
She keeps thinking.
What if being sixteen is not what she dreamed for it to be?
What if it's just a big disappointment?
What if her life changes for the bad?
What does she do then?
It's early morning of the day of her birthday.
She's sleeping.
She's dreaming.
She's wishing.
That sixteen will be the year that changes it all.

© Danielle W., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
Alot of girls could relate to this. Its exciting but scary at the same time. Because of all the anticipation. You never know what life will bring you.
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