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Nail-polish
I walk through the halls on my way to class
he’s looking at me
I look down at my hands
dark blue nail-polish painted carefully on each fingernail
I look away
embarrassed
Last night I let my sister paint them
I wanted her to...
Walking into class
he stops me
his dirty-blonde hair falls over his eye as he laughs
asks me why my nails are painted
It shouldn’t matter
He continues to look at me
I continue to watch my feet with each step
embarrassed
I go on with my day
the laughs echo in my head
All day
wondering why I let her paint my nails.
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This was written in the perspective of Jude from the show The Fosters. It's based off of the day when Conner first noticed Jude, which I thought was so cute c: