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To make matters worse, youre not experienced enough at that age to adequately pretend that need doesnt exist.
But dont be late.
Summoning the naked desperation that most adults put years of effort into trying to suppress is hard.
This one is more realistic.
For Maya, thats parental approval.
Eventually, one of Mayas lies catches up to her.
He flies back to see Maya continue the family musical legacy, trapping her in the lie.
But while Anna sees Alex exclusively in pop-ballad slo-mo, Alex has no clue who Anna even is.
Its a perfect evocation of the hierarchical nightmare that is school crushes.
Your entire fate seems to rest on the yes or no?
So anxious her hands are cramping into claws, Maya can barely think straight.
Uh, actually I dont know what oclock it is, but hes right over there.)
The more competent Anna nails her solos, but she takes no pleasure in them.
Being the best no longer matters.
you could see their relationship is destined to crash and burn, largely at Brandons expense.
Yet the cascade of adolescent heartbreak flows downhill, too powerful to resist anyones control.
