• j a d e •
with one movement i had pushed the glasses that were sliding down my nose, upwards, my vision and concentration levels on this book becoming more aware.
i could feel eyes burning into my skull, but i'd rather not look up to check my theories, in case somebody actually was staring at me. plus, i never was really right, anyway.
as i flip the page and continue reading, a cough makes me stop in my tracks. looking up, i'm facing a tall man with dark curly hair and striking green eyes. i was in awe with him, as crazy as it sounds since i had just met him. he smiles a little, emerald eyes travelling to my legs.
"my sister has the same ones," he speaks, his voice coming out rough, yet warm. it was sweet like honey, yet bitter like ginger.
he's referring to my shorts, obviously. but what am i meant to say back to that. i'm the most awkward person in the world, especially when i'm in front of guys who are as dashing as this stranger.
"oh," i chuckle, nervously fidgeting on my seat.
"i take it you're into all of that feminist stuff, then?" he asks, pulling out a chair opposite me. i'm taken aback by his straightforwardness, my mouth partly opening before i snap it shut again.
"i think that everyone should be into all of that feminist stuff," i mock, feeling slightly offended by the tone of his voice, as he spoke lowly of something i felt so strong about.
"yeah? you can vote nowadays so why do you want more? what more could you want?" he asks, like he's genuinely intrigued by my answer. typical men, so self absorbed that they don't understand what the world is going through.
"let me put it this way for you. when a man walks into a room full of women, he gets excited. yet, when a woman walks into a room full of men, she is afraid. tell me why? because a man has always been deemed the more stronger sex. the more overpowering, the more intimidating. it's not only unfair on the women, because we are so much more than the weak-minded humans that society has pegged us out to be, but it's unfair on the men who want to show emotions without being called a wimp, just because he isn't like those stereotypical men. feminism isn't about women being superior, it's about the genders being equal. and just because we can now vote doesn't mean we are anywhere near to what we should be in this day and age."
"women should cover themselves up," he states, scoffing. our town in england really wasn't like the rest of the world. we had the least judgemental people possible here, and so when the local dress tailor had started making shorts, the women could wear them without a care in the world.
"and men shouldn't go around with their trouser zipper down, but look at you."
and he's shut up.
