[rl with sam] adolescence didn't make sense

[wag]

[ Katie hangs back in the waiting area, hesitant to venture forward into the dining room where everybody else seems to have congregated already. The party is much smaller than the ones she's used to attending... More intimate. There's no crowd to lose herself in; she sticks out in Lima like a sore thumb with her bright red hair, her posh accent, her designer clothes. It's a bit nerve-wracking, though she's loathe to admit it. ]