Sally-Anne and Ellie
"I don't know," Ellie said thoughtfully. "Everyone keeps saying I should hold off, but I feel like I'm just waiting for my life to begin. There's... someone I like, who doesn't like me back that way, and it kind of hurts when I have to hear about... that person, doing things with other people. So I guess I'm ready to get out there and distract myself."
The idea of having her mother set her up with boys did sound horrific though. "Can't you just tell your mum that you don't like the boys she finds you?" she suggested. "Like... everyone's been telling me to wait. Can't you tell your mum that you're waiting?"