13 years old. And she was 17 at the time, I believe. She was a neighbor and family friend that my family has known for several generations, and we all spent lots of time together back then. I lived at a time when families were larger, communities existed, people hung around on the daily, and life was inherently social whether you wanted it to be or not. The funny part is that she went on to become a local politician in our home town and has been for years. No judgment, of course, because she's a good person, but whenever I see political signs with her name on them it's always the first thing I think of.