Pigtails
Copyright 2021 by Heather Rose Brown
This is a drabble (100 word story) about pigtails, what they say about you, and how they can sometimes help you connect with others in unexpected ways.
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"Am not!" I shouted over the playground noise.
"But ... you're a boy!" Lenny shouted back.
"Well ... yeah."
He tugged one of my pigtails. "And ya got these."
"Ow!"
"That makes you a sissy."
Shel slapped his hand away. "Does not!"
Lenny frowned. "Does too."
"Nuh uh! They just make him ... pretty."
Lenny's chin trembled, then he stomped off.
"Was he 'bout to cry?" I asked.
Shelly nodded.
"Why?"
"Think he's kinda like you."
"Ya sure?"
Shel grinned. "I was sure 'bout you."
"Wanna go find out?"
Shel nodded again, I smiled, then we both ran to catch up with Lenny.