A girl (part 2)

In the year 1982 she was born in a tiny town deserving of even less recognition than she and her family. She was the first and only child of a simple couple who had known each other since childhood and got married primarily because it made sense and there were not many other people to choose from within the town. Still, most who saw them would say they were in love and that Anna was the product of their love.

Anna herself was never lacking affection from her parents and other friends and family. She grew up a simple child in that simple town, but she never even knew she should have wanted more. She was well cared for and always seemed happy. She had a few playmates near her age, and never even considered that in a bigger town she might be free to choose her friends. The friends she had were the only friends available. Still, Anna was content.

Anna went to a rural school with several other children from surrounding small towns. The school had three teachers covering six grades. Anna never excelled in school, but she never fell behind either. She was, in all senses of the word, average. And it wasn't just in her studies either. She was well adapted to getting along with other children, but did nothing to make her stand out or make herself popular, as much as that could be possible in a school of six grades and only 49 students. Everyone seemed to like Anna, but no one adored her. At worst other students tolerated her and at best they enjoyed her company.

As Anna grew older, boys started to become a slight interest. Again, there was nothing outstanding to note about her skills and experiences in this area. She had her first kiss when she was 14, if you count a kiss on the cheek as a kiss, and went on her first "date" to a school dance later that same year after she turned 15. She danced tolerably and her date was moderately handsome, intelligent, and kind, much like Anna herself.

When she was 16, she broke up with him, mostly because neither of them was ever particularly fond of the other to begin with, and started in with her second boyfriend a few months later. He too was not much to speak of, and that second relationship lasted about as long as the first. For most of her senior year of high school, Anna was single, but that was okay because she was preparing for college anyway.