Maybe Jess was caught up with these ridiculous, impossible ideas because it meant she never had to try for something real.

The only time she's come close to being "known" was when she accidentally came out as bisexual during sophomore English class while talking about her favorite poem.

Jess is painfully aware of how young she is. Her shirtsleeves don't quite extend to her wrists; after a growth spurt last summer, her debate clothes don't fit as well as she thought. She feels as if she's playing dress-up.

Jess is too big for her skin, as if she might float away in the exhilarating possibility of the moment.

What's the best way to say because it's too embarrassing to talk to a crush about sex and read an explicit thing they wrote while they're right there?

She looks great in that skirt. Her butt is so cute.

We can't just sit on our asses and not live our lives while we're trying to expose a corrupt government.