"How old are you?" Zoe asked her.
"I'm...fourteen..." she said, looking up at Zoe. She had been eye to eye with the other girl just a moment ago. "I mean...I'm almost fourteen..." She stumbled.
"See what I mean?" Zoe said.
"I could pass for fourteen," Linda insisted, her voice growing a bit higher, and her figure disappearing even further. "I mean...twelve is practically fourteen..."
Zoe blinked, and suddenly, even Linda's clothes were different. She'd been wearing a woman's business suit, a thought that seemed really strange. Why would a kid be wearing a business suit? That would be weird.
So was the idea that this was her room. The room clearly belonged to a kid, not a young woman like herself.
"So...can I hang out with you guys?" Linda asked.
She didn't want to tell her no. "Umm...maybe next time," she said.
