she looks in the mirror
with bright red lipstick
across her lips
she takes the black ink
and decorates her eyes
I ring the doorbell
wearing expensive clothes
and a flower
her mom
answers the door
and gives me a hug
her dad
shakes my hand
and says a joke
I see her
in the dress
she picked out months ago
she is beautiful
she is so happy to see me
and I put a flower
around her wrist
we take pictures
in her backyard
we talk
with her parents
her mom
starts crying
because she knows
we will be far away soon
the day is finally here
she says
she is ready to go
there is no time to waste
let's go
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General FictionJonathan and Cole are starting college. Cole is nervous, excited, and ready to meet new people. Jonathan is alone in his room, trying to overcome his obsessive thoughts and panic attacks and fears about meeting new people. Cole spends his first nigh...
