You were warned about the consequences of teenage decisions, but honestly, you didn't care.

Who did? Bad decisions are part of adolescence, and they don't really matter that much anyway. You were warned about drugs, drinking, love, school, and the future.

But today, none of that mattered to you. You were half-drunk, having just come from a fun afternoon with friends, walking back with one of them, Simon.

And why would you care about adult warnings? You didn't really want to go home; you didn't want to be away from him.

"Stop looking at me like that," Simon said.