[ clean ] sender reaches up to wipe something off receiver's face @ashlyn
kimberly splashes water at akilah & you watch with a slight grin tugging at the corner of your lips. your eyes, however, tell a different story. they're round, big & sad: an ocean of blue that would suck anybody in if they stared long enough... but if you knew somebody was looking, you'd shift your gaze immediately, snapping them back to the bubbly nature that everyone has seemed to expect from you ( that optimism is fading, it's hard to stomach / you remember that kimberly only joined the soccer team because you wanted to, so that means she's here because of you )-
you sit still, legs curled up into a ball as you stare out to the display of girlhood that dances in front of you. it would be beautiful if it weren't so tragic.
so engrained in your own thoughts, you almost don't realize as @warpainte's hand reaches out to wipe your cheek ( she takes with it a streak of dried blood that began dripping with the small splashes of the lake that hit your face ). the moment it processes, you're quick to whip your head in her direction: lips parted & blue eyes wide. " um, thanks. " you let your smile become the centerfold of your face before adjusting your eyes so purposefully for them to become gentler... less sad. " i think jackie has a mirror but i haven't really... looked in it lately. "
