I was finally twelve. Unlike everyone else, I had already gone through the awkwardness of first time puberty. I felt as though I had slightly moved beyond my peers of a similar age. Time feels as if it is going by slowly, which I prefer. When I am at the school library or Exurbia Library, I feel the most comfortable... For my birthday, I went outside in a white one piece to see Charlotte. We were going shopping together for the whole afternoon. We were suppose to go out with Garett, but he was able to hide from Charlotte's radar. Charlotte's stoic maid Pika came instead to watch over us as we shopped around. Charlotte and I made a stop at a cafe. "Happy Birthday, Arielle!" She handed me a small beautifully wrapped box with a red ribbon and flower decoration. "Thank you, Char..." "An

