Girl, Boy

Girl
Girl who wears pounds of makeup because she likes the way she looks like a mermaid
Boy who thinks she wears it for him
Girl who wears skirts because she likes they way her toned thighs look in them
Boy who thinks she wears them for his pleasure
Girl who wears a lace bralette because she and her friends got them matching for cheaper
Boy who thinks she's teasing him
Girl who looks down a lot because she's not supposed to know the answers
Boy who thinks it's because she'll blush when meeting his eyes
Girl who's never talked to boy in her life
Boy who knows it's because she's playing hard to get
Girl who laughs with her head tilted back and salsa dances with friends in the hallway
Boy who knows she's just tempting him
Girl who screams after his unexpected kiss
Boy who knows it's because he's given her a gift
Girl who calls the police after she sees him in her backyard at night
Boy who's enraged she's fighting her true feelings
Girl who's confused when her friends won't walk her home anymore
Boy who left notes in their lockers because they're holding her back
Girl who tells her teachers that he's taking pictures of her in math class
Boy who know's he's just making a monument to her beauty
Girl who stands up in assembly and screams at him, alienating herself immediately 
Boy who's embarrassed, no, enraged
Girl who walks home alone along the river path that day
Boy who walks behind her, admiring her figure
Girl who screams going under the water
Boy who kisses her good-night

ZoeBee

VT

19 years old

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