This is Lauren. Lauren is a girl from Nebraska. Lauren is different from your ordinary teenager. She wears strange outfits, strange makeup, and says strange things.
The first thing that strikes you about Lauren is her Mohawk. People don’t usually see girls with Mohawks, but Lauren thinks that’s something unique about her. Although her Mohawk is not always visible, it is always there, similar to a ninja.
This is a story about being comfortable in your own skin. This is a story about being unique and embracing your inner weird. Because let’s face it, everyone has quirks, even if they don’t let them show. This is a story about being who you are.
Who is Lauren? Lauren is a 16 year old girl who hails from Waverly, Nebraska. She’s usually doing something that wasn’t expected of her, like talking to fruit. Sometimes she talks to fruit. Sometimes the fruit talks back. Some of her best friends are fruit. Until she eats them, of course.
Lauren is also the type of person to make rainbows on her eyes (and occasionally, eyebrows) using eyeliner. Sometimes, she does other weird things with makeup. Once, she made a rainbow lightning bolt that went all the way down her face. Sometimes, people compare the way Lauren looks and dresses to Lady Gaga. Lauren isn’t trying to be Lady Gaga. That was just a plus.
Lauren likes to wear weird outfits. Her wardrobe consists of a lot of neon and cut up leggings. She wears suspenders, a Fez hat, and neckties. When she shops, if clothes are ‘too normal,’ she won’t buy them. Oftentimes, the clothes she DOES buy are the only piece the store has in stock. Occasionally, she can be seen wearing a cowboy hat. She isn’t a cowboy. She just likes hats.
It is early June in the year 2010. Aliens are orbiting the Earth, preparing to take over the universe. Just kidding. Lauren is in her house, preparing to draw on her mirror with Crayola markers. She decides that she wants to look more artistic. So she starts to pin the markers into her hair. To look even more artistic, she takes makeup of the same color as the markers and puts it on her face. To document that she did this, she takes a picture with her camera phone and posts it to Facebook. Lauren’s friend, Leah, leaves a comment saying she looks like Lady Gaga. Lauren wasn’t trying to be Lady Gaga, but she accepts the compliment anyway.
Of course, what makes Lauren interesting is she says strange things. She likes to compare herself to the Harry Potter character, Luna Lovegood. Luna is a Ravenclaw. Lauren isn’t. She is a Hufflepuff. But, anyway, Lauren and Luna essentially bear the same mind. When people are noticing a car accident ahead of them, Lauren says something like, “There’s something in the trees.” This is especially strange when there are no trees around. Lauren is an odd duck, and that’s okay.
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