He is 15 and starting to take note of the changes around him and in him. How come grown ups suddenly becoming shorter and smaller? How come the heroes he used to worship and idolise have become subdued? How come he does not find the tall tale stories in the captivating far, far away never never land as told by the village story tellers are not interesting anymore?
He wants to be bigger and taller. He finds it hard to sleep at night. His thoughts are not about winning football games in school or flying to the far far away land of make-beliefs to frolic; his thoughts are now turning to famous movie actors and actresses in the silver screen, popular rock bands. He wants to know the latest movies in town, he wants to know the names of the pop bands' members, he wants to know their latest hit songs. It gives him great satisfaction to learn that he knows more about them than his friends. He is becoming conscious about the way he dresses and the way he looks. He wants to mix with the 'in' crowd. He now understands why the seniors in his school used words like 'this is cool' and ' saturday night fever'. He begins to take interest in the girls in his class. He noticed they have changed too; both physically and their outlooks. He wants to make friends with them. He secretly habours the wish that one day he could pick up the courage to ask one of them out for a date.
Despite the inner upheaval he is going through, he is actually feeling happy and upbeat. He walks with a bounce in his heels, always a song in his head and flutter in his heart. He is looking forward to each day for each new day brings the promise of new exciting experiences and the exuberance of youth.
He is getting restless; he wants to break free. This boy is growing up!
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