Chapter 42 – On My Eighteenth Birthday
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“♩♩♪ ♩♪♬ There's a child in my heart. It's another tough day today. You and I, who go the opposite way oh-oh-oh. I can't narrow down the distance between us. More and more and more every day. To me, more every day, oh woah. ♩♩♪ ♩♪♬”
Seventeen’s English version of Kidult was playing in the background. It was not a debutante’s song, but I somehow got the feeling that it fit this event more than anything else.
Those lyrics described who I was and the person that I turned to today. I fell in love with the song as if it was created for me and me alone.
“♩♩♪ ♩♪♬ Sometimes it's okay to waste your time. Even if they say you are being immature. ♩♩♪ ♩♪♬”
“I’m so proud of you. Congratulations on growing up so wonderfully. We love you, Ali...”
Tears
