Adolescence At Age 7

Latitudinal Extent
Europe lies in the cool temperate zone, which is the main reason behind its predominantly temperate climate. Only a small part of Europe, which lies in the frigid zone has a low temperature.

Nearness To The Sea
The deep penetration of the sea into the mainland brings its moderating influence on the climate...

"Eeep! Wow. It would be so awesome!"
"God, I can't believe this. SHAHID KAPOOR!!!"

Trust me. When you have a zero concentration level and you're studying the climate of Europe, nothing can be worse. This is what I thought. Around 30 seconds back. Before the hooligans int my living room started screeching.

Fuming, I stomped off to the place where my sister, Ayushi, and her 2 partners in crime were screaming.

You would probably expect me to do this next: Pull my sister to one corner of the room and glare at her for a minute or two with my hands on my hips; the intensity of the glare hot enough to burn up all the books I own (Trust me, that's a strong glare). Maybe you would even think that I would say,"Why the hell don't you girls ever pipe down? You know that I'm trying to study! And you also know that I hate studying and cannot under any circumstances concentrate for more than 10 seconds!"

But no, I didn't. Instead, I stopped short on my way. No, it doesn't have to do with any kind of sympathy or guilt. As soon as my brain began to register their 'conversation', I stopped short.

This is how it went.

My sister's BFF no. 1: Oh Ayushi! It would be so lovely if Shahid Kapoor (shrieks again) replaces that stupid partner of yours. I think Aryan Baweja is useless. Hai na Supriya?

Ayushi's BFF no. 2: Totally! (sighs) But, you know what, Aryan is NOT useless. He's good.

Ayushi: Do you people like boys? (Boys a topic of conversation already?!)

BFF 1: I hate boys.

BFF 2: Me too.

Ayushi: I LOVE boys!

There How would you react to this? Well, I got completely freaked out. This is what & year olds' girl talk is supposed to be? Coming from to the man of their dreams, the famous dance instructor turned - junior artists turned - turned superstar man. He's done a movie , a Hindi movie called Jab We Met, with his ex.

This is a typical Hindi movie scene. The girl, decides to run away from home, along with a boy. Only, they haven't fallen in love..yet.

My mom was watching the movie on YouTube when we just happened to want the computer at the same time (me and my sister). Who can resist a movie? The heroine is talking. Then the talks. Suddenly, I glance sideways to check on the time.

I see Ayushi looking at the screen a little too intently. Ayushi, sighing and looking at Shahid Kapoor as if he was God. Every time he smiled, she did too. Isn't this too much of a coincidence? The 'smiling- at - the - same - time'?

If this is what they are now, at age 7, talking about boys, wishing for boyfriends, crushing on classmates, I have no idea what they will be when they will be like when they are 13.

Being a teen can be hell,

Being a teen can be heaven.

But this is too much,

Adolescence at seven!