[valkyrieanne]

BTW, that "another teenager" snippet is a subtle way of insinuating that both are teens and the gullible won't recognize it for what it is. Got to read this stuff carefully.

Yes. Nineteen year olds are "teenagers" too.

[philman_36]

Yes. Nineteen year olds are "teenagers" too.
True, so are eighteen year olds. But either way both would still be an adult. The emphasis is for the reader to believe it was a 'young' teenager. It would've been worded differently otherwise.
Say, for instance, teenager versus young adult.