To Another 18-year Old Girl

To another 18-year old girl,

Hey, we just met, but I'm already so excited to share you a few things about myself that I haven't shared with my other loved ones yet. I presume it may be because you haven't met me, so you haven't had any expectations or idealizations about me yet. I feel that I am able to tell you everything, but at the same time, conceal it in nonobvious ways. I can say that I used to be an excellent student, but then I was burnt out and lost myself, but that's what I would tell a close friend. With you, I would say it like; I was a blooming peony in the middle of April, I was adored and watered with love, but all of a sudden, just when May was about to come, I wilted, and I was no longer the center of attraction. My point is, with a stranger like you, I want to present you this idea of me that I think would make a great impression of me to you, but with someone close, it would be completely different since they already have their own perception of me, and I can be more straightforward. And I know, as an 18-year old girl myself, you feel the same.

With love, 

Allyson