Which of the following words most closely describes what the narrator is feeling in paragraph 22?
I’m eleven today. I’m eleven, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, and one, but I wish I was one hundred and two. I wish I was anything but eleven, because I want today to be far away already, far away like a runaway balloon, like a tiny o in the sky, so tiny-tiny you have to close your eyes to see it.
Answer choices for the above question
A. maturity
B. guilt
C. shame
D. confusion