It wouldn't be long before there was tape down the
This passage describes the writer's experience of
middle of the cafeteria, dividing it in two. If you weren't
walking across the cafeteria.
thirteen, you dared not enter the thirteen-year-old side. If
you tried, the lip gloss army would hurl you back.
O feeling unaccepted by the thirteen-year-olds.
- "I'm Not Thirteen Yet," | O wearing lip gloss for the first time.
Amy Bernstein
O being accepted by the thirteen-year-olds.