Masquerade
“Sam was my boyfriend. I had a boyfriend. Somehow I found myself smiling a lot more, and when people looked at me in the hall, I looked back. Sometimes, I waved.
To my intense surprise everyone was nice. No one whispered about me when they thought I wasn’t looking. Thursday night I found myself standing in front of my closet pondering my wardrobe. While I still knew my scars were ugly and the left side of my face was disfigured, I wondered if maybe people wouldn’t notice it as much if the rest o...f me looked nice. I rummaged around and tried on a few things, but nothing fit. Everything was just too big. I reached for my cell and punched in Kimber’s number.
“I need to go shopping,” I said when she answered.
She laughed. “I’ll be there in ten minutes.”
“Wait! I can’t go tonight.
Bible study.”
“You’re wardrobe needs help ASAP.”
“I’m supposed to go out with Sam this weekend. If I don’t go to Bible study tonight, Mom will never let me go out with him.”
“Does she know about him yet?”MoreLess
To my intense surprise everyone was nice. No one whispered about me when they thought I wasn’t looking. Thursday night I found myself standing in front of my closet pondering my wardrobe. While I still knew my scars were ugly and the left side of my face was disfigured, I wondered if maybe people wouldn’t notice it as much if the rest o...f me looked nice. I rummaged around and tried on a few things, but nothing fit. Everything was just too big. I reached for my cell and punched in Kimber’s number.
“I need to go shopping,” I said when she answered.
She laughed. “I’ll be there in ten minutes.”
“Wait! I can’t go tonight.
Bible study.”
“You’re wardrobe needs help ASAP.”
“I’m supposed to go out with Sam this weekend. If I don’t go to Bible study tonight, Mom will never let me go out with him.”
“Does she know about him yet?”MoreLess
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