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"That's okay," I told her as she struggled

  • "That's okay," I told her as she struggled to fix the painting, attempting to make it look more presentable, I assumed. "It's better than anything I could do." Another lie.
  • What is with the lies? I looked at her and I still saw my little sister, but she had changed. Since I last saw her she had aged, and had a permanent scowl plastered onto her face.
  • I took out my chisel and hammered off the plaster that clung to her face like a scowl. Different people had different senses of permanency. She smiled. My little sister was back!
  • "That hurt," my little sister mumbled. "Hey, at least it's off your face," I said. "Want a sandwich?" She nodded and followed me to the kitchen. I fixed up two salami sandwiches.
  • "Mmm, this is really good, thanks." She said, barely audible through the sandwich in her mouth. "Any time" I said. "Now that we have finished with the sandwiches, let's get down to
  • business. You need to wear the short black velvet skirt, red stilettoes, red lace top, no underwear and red lipstick only... hair loose," I added. She sucked thoughtfully on her co
  • pper-coloured hair. "Hmm," she said, "I feel as if I'm too old for this now. I threw her the red lace top, my only response being, "You're never too old if I say you're not." I
  • tried not to drool as she struggled to put on the red lace top. Her lily while fat rolls called out to me. "Uh, a little help here?" she gasped. I yanked the lace over her head &
  • it tore. I couldn't help myself. I had to laugh. "You're adorable," I said. "You're an idiot," she replied affectionately. "I love your lily white fat rolls," I added. "I love your
  • cankles and the way your eyes twinkle when you get a free dessert at the all-you-can-eat crab shack down the road." Sigh. We were two sugary snap peas in a jumbo size pod.
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2015-05-25 21:02:58
Finished
2015-05-27 00:31:30

4 Comments

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    lucielucie May 28 2015 @ 13:11

    Hmmm... if I had known she was the narrator's little sister, I might have written my fold differently
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    PurpleProf May 28 2015 @ 14:19

    Good grief, me too, LL!
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    SlimWhitman Jun 03 2015 @ 13:23

    Maybe the narrator just has a drooling problem and is helping her dress for a date?
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    zxvasdf Jun 03 2015 @ 23:32

    It's all about context, baby

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