You might be wondering why Rudy Stiener and Liesel Meminger are being as ridiculous as they are. And, as is expected, you may find yourself grumbling about your lack of patience on the matter of them discussing their feelings. "What could the answer be to all these things?" You will ask yourself. "When are they just going to get it over with?!" You will demand.

**An Answer to the Many Questions You Have**

They are stubborn.

They are prideful.

Most importantly, and quite possibly

the worst answer of all:

They are teenagers.

If you are reading this, you either are a teenager, have been a teenager, or will be a teenager. Either way, no one can stop the oncoming train wreck we call puberty. Life responds to the same boss I do. We both clock into work on time, and continue to do the same grueling work.

The only difference between my coworker and I is she collects their memories. She collects their highs and lows, she collects their rainy and sunny days.

I cannot afford such pleasantries.

But, you are not here to read about my work complaints. Nor are you here to read an evaluation of my coworkers.

No, you are eagerly awaiting the moment when Liesel and Rudy overcome their foolish adolescent pride. You are feigning patience. For that, I applaud you. I recognize you. Unfortunately, you may have to wait a little longer. Life has other things up her sleeve.

She's a tricky one, my coworker.

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Hey yall. Been a super long time lmao. I forgot about wattpad bc i moved to AO3 and write a lil on there. Life is stressful and i havent been able to read TBT in a while so im not sure if i properly captured Markus zusak's essence, but if yall wanna leave a comment or two feel free!