Interstellar war was not at the top of David’s schedule as he jumped excitedly out of bed. At nine o’clock on Saturday morning such absurdities even plummeted below the trivial status of maths homework.
Today, on his actual birthday, all that mattered were the tangible demands on a fourteen year old boy’s life. In strict order these were: looking cool, finding a girlfriend, not getting into trouble and of course, looking cool. A little shallow perhaps, but to a teenager the only realities worth considering.
Lawrence, Roger - Three Hoodies Save The World
Is it as good as finding a stranded man in the middle of the Black Sea (see here) . . . perhaps not, but it's certainly enough to make me want to read on (I'm a third of the way through now).
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