“Forever Changed”
This would be the day to change her 8th grade
year. An angel drawing. A nice
boy.
At the table, Ariel hands Jared the paper square, and he
unfolds the angel image. Chris, next to him howls. Is that supposed to be YOU?
He and Jared laugh together. Chris dumps milk on it. Jared crumples
loudly. He won’t look at her. He lets Chris bat the ball of paper away.
Back at her desk, with pen she writes on her arm I hate you. At the end, she presses the point into her flesh until blood
seeps out.
Forever changed.
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