14 - Say yes
Say yes.
I know you're probably introverted and don't like being social, but say yes.
Say yes to the party.
Yes to going on a walk with her.
Yes to being his partner.
Yes to orchestra, yes to newspaper, yes to the basketball team.
Yes to going out, yes to making any type of memory.
Because a lot of students go through high school and their teen years waiting for something out of a movie to happen to them. High school is a very romanticized time. It's not at all like the books. Don't wait for it to be like the books. Instead of just existing, and waiting, do anything. This is a time where you can break rules, you can pull an all-nighter for fun, binge a tv show season in two days. Run onto the abandoned railroads, kiss that girl, go for the prize you said you didn't care about. If you don't, high school is going to flash right before your eyes. You're gonna learn to drive, pick a career path, probably fall in love, cry a lot, take a Bio test, all of that before you know it's happened. So be ambitious.
Make memories that will last a lifetime and a half.
Say yes.
PS. Also, laugh. And wear deodorant. Sadly, no secret code.