“What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.”
~ Haruki Murakami
At yesterday’s sesquicentennial soiree, the lunch ladies and I grabbed full plates and headed to the break room for some peace and quiet. Reinette Jones joined us. She was looking a little like a deer in the headlights. Apparently, she’d become a favorite of the school’s newspaper photographer. He’d followed her as she perused the exhibit for the soiree, snapping pictures all the way. She didn’t understand why he was so enthusiastic to photograph her. When I explained that it’s because she’s pretty, I could have sworn I saw her blush. And when she blew me off, the lunch ladies backed me 100%. Sure enough, she made it into today’s edition. She claims I’m the only person able to take a good picture of her. I think she doesn’t want to face the fact that she’s pretty, and photogenic, and gosh darn it, people like her.
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