My eyes water. She tugs on me until my head falls to her shoulder. We used to sit like this on the playground sometimes when we were little. Backs up against the brick wall. All the other girls wanted to do was cause drama, but MaryLou and I…we couldn’t stomach it, even then. We plotted how we were going to conquer the world when we grew up. We would ban dresses and bubble gum and any shoes except tennies. We’d burn every pair of tights. We’d extend recess by two hours and cut out social studies because social studies was stupid. And we’d make outdoor survival a mandatory class. Everyone
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