The narrator, is the protagonist and she starts explaining that she is a teenager. She knows what the latest styles are, she reads the current editorials, she listens to the radio... She wants us to know that she is not a silly girl. In fact, she is a rational thinker. But in fact, when the boy takes her hand and invite her to the sakiting rink, she abandons all her rationality and she believes when he says that he will call her. When days pass by and he doesn't, she says " I'm not so really dumb".
All that, indicates the conflict: she is a sixteen year old, naive and soft in character behind that tough exterior.
Young people should have the ability to initiate positive change in their communities because young people are the future of this planet, and they should be given more opportunities to learn, grow, and help this world. Young people need to be taught the valuable lessons of hard work by helping their community sustain itself through mowing lawns, cleaning the parks of litter, or power washing driveways. Doing some sort of activity, whether strenuous or subtle, to benefit the community, helps you grow as a person and provides you to build the mindset for future success in life.
Spea or reply seems like a good idea