13-Year Old Slut

When was the first time you were ashamed of yourself?

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When I get out of the car, after my mom picks me up from ballet class, I immediately see the word in giant red letters across the side of my house:

S L U T

I am an awkward 13 year old 8th grader, standing on the street, looking at my house, paralyzed. I feel the heat in my cheeks and then…