From the day
Perspective: The Teenager · Sound
The bass from Lady Gaga’s "Just Dance" is rattling my bedroom windows so loud I can barely hear the annoying mechanical chirps of my sister’s Zhu Zhu Pets scurrying across the hardwood downstairs. I'm staring at this cheap two-hundred-dollar netbook, trying to figure out if I should actually buy some of that weird Bitcoin stuff I saw on a forum or just stick to pirating movies. I need to snack before Liam gets online, so brb while I go hunt for whatever we have in the pantry that isn't stale bread. The street sounds like slushy tires and distant sirens, but in here, it’s just the hum of the radiator and the neon glow of my screen.