The first chapter of "Hey Nostradamus!" was, at first, confusing because the narrator would jumps from scene to scene. It was just a matter of getting the hang to it. I thought these couple of pages were very interesting through a teenagers point of view. Cheryl, the narrator describes how her life feels dull and boring. How she wished she had accomplished more or wish she felt more alive. Cheryl is a teenager that feels like she doesn't belong with her fellow classmates because there on a different level than she is. While her classmates are too busy gossiping and doing things she once did with them, she is living the married life. Cheryl gets married at the young age of 17 with her boyfriend in order to have sex without shame. The reason they do this is because they are somewhat religious kids and feel like if they got married, they wouldn't be fornicating of sinning. However, Cheryl is know pregnant and has alot on her mind know, this is why she doesn't care about her friends anymore.
As Cheryl talks about her life and her boyfriend, she also describes a massacre that occurred in her school during lunch time. There was a massacre done by three boys that attended the school as well. They killed many students and also shot Cheryl. Luckily, they didn't kill her. Unfortunately her baby did die. The way Cheryl see's this crisis is that no matter where you are (you can be in the holiest place) evil, sin, and the devil will be there.
Sorry, but I can't give you credit since this post is late. I am glad, however, that you are catching up!
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