I had started kicking a rock between my feet like it was a soccer ball, chasing it back and forth across the sidewalk.
“She seems very nice.” “Yeah, she is.” “She’s very pretty,” Mom said. “Yeah, I know,” I answered.
“We’re kind of like Beauty and the Beast.” I didn’t wait to see Mom’s reaction.
I just started running down the sidewalk after the rock, which I had kicked as hard as I could in front of me.
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That night I cut off the little braid on the back of my head. Dad noticed first.
“Oh good,” he said. “I never liked that thing.” Via couldn’t believe I had cut it off.
“That took you years to grow!” she said, almost like she was angry. “Why did you cut it off?”
“I don’t know,” I answered. “Did someone make fun of it?” “No.”
“Did you tell Christopher you were cutting it off?” “We’re not even friends anymore!”
“That’s not true,” she said. “I can’t believe you would just cut it off like that,” she added snottily,
and then practically slammed my bedroom door shut as she left the room.
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