Clap When You Land

by Elizabeth Acevedo

“People loved to say you were your father’s daughter. & you, you loved to hear it. I’m sure you’ve always thought me silly or superficial, or qué sé yo, too girly? You, you’ve always been the best of daughters. & already so beautiful. So good at makeup & funky clothes. O, ¡pero claro! I wish you would straighten your hair more. But I also understand your style doesn’t have to be my own. I have my fingerprints all over you. & I don’t need the world to see them to know that they’re there.”

Have my fingerprints all over you