Justin was still feeling sorry for himself, when there was a knock on his bedroom door.
"Justin?" It was his Aunt Betty.
"What?"
Justin looked up to see Betty standing in the doorway with a huge grin on her face. Justin didn't see what there was to be happy about.
"I think you should come downstairs - Fashion TV is on..."
"I'm never watching that show again!" Justin knew that he had to change - all he wanted was to fit in, but he'd never fit in if he read Mode and watched Fashion TV.
"Don't be ridiculous, Justin. You love Fashion TV!"
"Not anymore!"
"Please, Justin... "
"It's not normal is it? I just want to be like everyone else"
"You know what? You're not like everyone else, Justin. You are not afraid to be who you are - most people hide behind fake personas, because they are too afraid people won't like the real them. But Justin, you've always been proud of yourself - don't change now!" Justin could feel one of Betty's pep talks coming on... " I wish I had someone tell me when I was at school that it's OK to be different. We are all so proud of you. Maybe school's a bit rough right now. They just don't understand you. It's OK. No-one understood me in High School either, but look at me now - I work at Mode Magazine, I have friends, I have Henry... "
"I don't need you bragging about your love life right now, OK?" Justin felt his Aunt Betty was being really self-absorbed, thinking about her perfect life and bragging about it when his life was so awful right now. "I've got another 5 years of High School to put up with, then College. It's not fair!"
"You might not have as long to wait as you think..."
"What do you mean?"
"Just come see Fashion TV and all will become clear!" Betty said with a sly grin.
