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I walk through the halls wearing the same yellow sweater, ripped jeans and black boots as every other girl. They all turn their heads with their long straight hair. As I walked I saw a girl walking towards me, texting wearing the same thing as me. I reflected back to 4th grade when I had bought the most popular costume available. The dress, a blue and white car hop costume, was light blue with little flowers, the material felt scratchy, I kept itching the neck where the tag irritated my skin. But to a 10 year old me, that outfit was everything. When I saw her wearing the costume, I felt unbelievably embarrassed!I had worked tirelessly to get my long curly hair into a neat little side bun. It seemed to hold 500 bobby pins in it. My little hat perfectly placed on my head. My mother had done my makeup too. My costume perfectly ironed and without a single spot, I smoothed it with my little hands, so content with my costume. Yet she was wearing my costume. When I saw the girl in the yellow sweater, I was first embarrassed because we wore the same thing. I looked down at my outfit and thought if only I had worn something different today. I thought back to that morning when I was picking out my outfit for the day. I looked at the back of my closet, in the back are the clothes I thought so much much about, the clothes I wish I would wear. The dark colored cardigans, the vintage style clothes, all just sitting there. Waiting to be worn, the clothes yearning to be worn, but
I rolled the cheap rental fabric of the sleeve between my fingers before walking to my dresser and pulling out my underwear. I grabbed a pair of plain boxers from the front and looked down at the boring pattern. "Might as well be a little different" I muttered, as i pulled the old drawer all the way out, feeling around for the pair of fitted boxer briefs I had secretly gotten for myself. The pale blue went well with my pale skin, the spunky girl at the store said so herself. It was one of the few acts of rebellion I had done up to that point. I still remembered how nervous I was going into the alternative store in the local mall, I shook as I looked at all the crude jokes and sexual things inside. She came up out of nowhere and asked if I needed any help. I stammered out "No, I-I'm alright thanks." She must have known I was nervous because she just smirked and said "Here let's find you a souvenir." I only nodded and followed her around the store as she asked me about what I liked, what I was into, etc. I couldn't help but stair at her amazingly colored hair, it shimmered in the dim light like a peacocks feathers; radiating out from a vibrant green, to blue, and purple. As we passed by the "sexy" underwear section of the story, my eyes landed on the pair of underwear. Right away she noticed and said "Great choice! I bet he'll love them" with a wink. I clammed up as soon as she said 'he', and of
Today I'm taking Hailey to go get her flower girl dress and shoes. I drove to my sister's house and picked up Hailey. On the way to the store, we jammed out to Meghan Trainer. When we got to the store we looked around and picked out a bunch of dresses that we liked. Then we had a fashion show in the dressing room. She came out, twirled, and posed. She did this a few time until she came out in a simple white dress with spaghetti straps. It had a light blue sash and flowers on the bottom. "Aunt Jenna, I really like this one," Hailey said twirling. "I like that one too. Let's take a picture to send to your momma," I said. She posed and I snapped the picture. I sent the picture to my sister.
As soon as I said those words he grabbed me and passionatly kissed me so aggressive but sensual all at the same time. I could feel myself melting into him, as if he was sucking my soul right out of my body and into his. All that time exchanging e-mails created a huge build up that was finally released. He backed up and said "hmmm your lips taste so sweet". I didn 't even have a chance to reply when he pulled me back in for another soul sucking kiss. I start ripping off his clothes as we continued to kiss. Trying the best I could , I felt like I was panicing just grabing and pulling off whatever I could. He then spun me around, grabbed my hips very firmly and pushed himself into me and whispered in my ear, "you feel that? hmmm? You want that?". "Yes" I softy said. He grabbed the back of my hair, gently tiping my head back and said "I didn 't hear you, say it again". "YES! YES! YES!", I shouted. "Good girl", he answered "how bad do you want me to fuck you" he said then ran his tounge down my neck , pulling my hips into his even more. "Bad, really fucking bad", I said. He moaned a bit , with one hand holding on to me and the other running over my whole body like he was trying to memorize every inch of me and said "Yeah?" He then bent me right over the end of the bed and pushed himself inside of me. The amount of ecstay I was feeling at that very moment was astounding. I haven 't felt like this so long, the excitement, the rush, the pleasure , the lust. As
I walked over to my closet and pulled out my favorite outfit. It was a blue t-shirt with gold jeans. I walked over to my mirror and looked at myself. I had long, red hair. It stopped at my waist. I also had freckles everywhere. I was tall and skinny.
So it began. She had me pose in front of the red and yellow flowers that sat on the old, brown table, just outside our front door. The pristine white of the railing glowed to my right. I was wearing the closest thing my mom could get to a school uniform. It was an ill-fitting, plaid-blue dress over about three white shirts, the outermost of which had long, hot sleeves. I hated how the awkward dress felt scratchy on my legs and how my stockings were far too tight. My frizzy, brown hair tickled my neck. I hated that I felt every layer of fabric as it pushed the dress out. I could tell it made me look like a blueberry. I just knew
Thursday morning began like all the others. The sun rose over the cold valley to reveal the fog rising off the river. As I arrived at school, I felt relieved, mostly because I was finally able to escape the constant screaming and giggling that blasted out of the little kids at the front of the bus. When I entered the office, looks of intrigue showered over me as I placed my costume on the floor. The morning seemed to last an eternity and the butterflies seemed to be getting thicker. To me, lunch was tasteless and I was not able to stomach much of it since it was only an hour till’ I was supposed to “break a leg.” When it was time to get ready, I grabbed my outfit and proceeded to the bathroom. My sinuses became cauterized as I entered the bathroom to change. My mind was too busy processing my nervous feelings that I did not notice two other people enter the bathroom until they began to leave. With my entourage of clothing nearly masking my true gender, I stepped to the mirror and began to apply make-up. After completing a Picasso masterpiece on my face, I gathered my
It was one normal and typical evening, where I was bored playing with my Barbie dolls up in my mom’s room like every little girl usually does. My mom’s room wasn’t too big or too small, the bed was messed up because I had used the covers as a Barbie doll home. I was wearing a yellow shirt along with pink pants. My hair was down and all over the place. I was brushing the Barbie's hair until the main door opened. My cousins Anisah and Muhaddes called my name like they do every time they come over.
Through someone’s aspect, it could be considered as the most efficient communicating tool of human being. On the other hand, some people may treat it as an irreplaceable expression of their emotion. Objectively speaking, “words” could definitely be concluded in both ways above, but in my opinion, using words is a privilege and honor. I use words to gain knowledge and words give me all kinds of possibilities of understanding new stuff when I intend to enhance my personal abilities.
Pow-wowing in your trainers whilst on the move, luggage in one hand, a handbag in the other and rushing to get to the airport: that's usually me. However, when I arrive to the airport, I usually find myself with ample time and quite frankly I had no need to move so fast! What does one do in such an instance? Well, if you're flying out from London Heathrow Airport's Terminal 3, there is only one place that you should be relaxing in and that's Oriel Grande Brasserie. Owned by the Casual Dining Group which also owns Café Rouge, Bella Italia, La Tasca, Las Inguanas etc., Oriel Grande Brasserie is definitely a special place to be in and in my view, a little bit better than the others in its group. It is located close to the entrance of the terminal and before the check-in desks, so its very easy to spot.
It’s a busy Sunday afternoon in Target. The store is full of men, women and children alike. I walk aimlessly through the aisles, casually browsing for products while glancing into another person’s cart. I find myself in the beauty aisle to see if there are any new releases. Now, on an everyday basis, I don’t wear makeup anymore, but I still love to see what’s new for the season. In that aisle, I see other women wandering and scanning the section for new products, just as I am. Not once do I see a man in this section. Out of the corner of my eye, I notice a man with a slight mustache wearing a blue baseball cap. He looked very familiar. Oh, I thought, I just saw him walking down every single aisle. Mustache Man walks into the aisle, curiously observing the unfamiliar row of foundation. A few seconds later, I hear a lot of whispering ad muttering. The women chatting beside me looked at him suspiciously, eyeing his presence, as if to say, “Why are you here?” He must have noticed too since his cheeks turned into a natural rosy hue. In a split second, he turned around and bolted out into the next aisle, the toothpaste section, where he browsed the entire aisle before moving on to the next one. Now, he could have quickly walked out of the makeup section for a number of reasons. Maybe he just remembered he needed toothpaste over in the next aisle. Maybe he felt embarrassed being seen as a grown man, aware of the stigma surrounding men like him and feminine products, in the makeup
As I looked through my wardrobe choosing what to wear I dismissed all of my pastel silk shirts. I quickly considered and rejected one of my undisputed top choice every single dark group. I discovered every one of them excessively pompous. I had made my psyche that I won 't spruce up clear or licensed looks with today evening time 's arrangement.
Don’t get me wrong, I was aware that I was Asian. I had a different culture at home from my friends. They didn’t eat rice nearly as often as I did. They didn’t see chopsticks as just another utensil for the table, but as an exotic tool. They didn’t speak Chinese at home. But race was never something that mattered in elementary school. People weren 't black, white, yellow. They were classmates, friends. That is, until Peter arrived. It was third grade when I began to see through the tinted lens of skin color. As I was the only other Asian boy in the grade, my teachers told me to become friends with the new Chinese kid, to help him. It’s funny, now some would classify that as a microaggression: let the Chinese kid play with another Asian kid. Why can’t the new kid just make his own friends? Regardless, I would spend part recess and after school with Peter, the new kid that was “weird” and had no friends.
Sitting in the shower, face buried in my hands. My mind racing between repetitions of the filthy names I heard her call again and again, to my own filthy thoughts and names I can’t help but declare myself and back to the present. My stomach churned like a storm, I wanted to cry but I had no tears left to shed. I could only sob and heave and hope maybe some sign of life would occur. Huddled in fetal position beneath the steady flow of the shower head, I freed one arm and grabbed the razor I must always keep ready. Drawing it harshly against my skin I was relieved as red rivers of life flowed down my leg and onto the shower floor. Physically alive. Mentally distraught. But all I can do is repeat. Everyone says my mother’s words are just punishment, it’s her right, and I should get over it. So I did. This is the only way for many people like me. Fight, hurt, go numb, wonder if you are alive, check and repeat.
My dad spoke to me the morning of November 2nd “Get up. Get up. GET UP! Get out of bed if you wanna go hunt”. I checked to see the time and the clock read 4:30am. I laid in my coffin sized bunk for a minute or two, gradually climbing out by flinging one leg over the edge and then the other, and sliding off the top as slow as a sloth. I stood up and shuffled over to the table where I plopped down across from my dad. As my uncle Kirk made breakfast and coffee I asked my dad “Are you having a good birthday weekend?”. He replied “It 's been great, now lets go get one.” We all ate our breakfast and prepared for the hunt. As I was putting on layer after layer I got a strange feeling. I did not know if I felt good or bad, so I stayed positive and thought today would be the day. I climbed into the truck and we lumbered down the road.
Growing up, I never really had a favorite anything. I didn’t have a favorite cartoon character that I was “obsessed” with, as most children around the age of eight are. I didn’t have a favorite outfit or shoes that I wanted to wear to just about any occasion. Although I did have a favorite food, mac-and-cheese, when it came to things like that it was just whatever I liked, I wanted. One day my mom and I were going shopping with my aunt. It was sunny outside so I wore some faded jean shorts, a striped pink and black tank top, and my black and pink Heely’s. My mom had on a pair of jeans, a black T-shirt, and some black Michael Kors flip flops. It was a 25-minute drive from my house to Sawgrass Mills Mall so I fell asleep on the ride there. My aunt met us at the front of the mall. As we walked in, you could feel the temperature change. There were people walking everywhere. I could even see some people sitting and getting massages because they’ve probably been walking around all day. You could hear some people on the phone, some just having friendly conversations with people they probably didn’t even know, and even a baby crying. We had been in the mall for about an hour and wasn’t even halfway through the building. Went in a few clothing and shoe stores and left with at least three bags. The last shoe store we went into was Footlocker which is where I got a pair of pink Nikes. When walking out of the store, we could hear the voices of children coming from next door so we went