STORY STARTER
Submitted by Jewelie Rain
A fairy has to do something to gain their wings.
Write a story about what your protagonist has to do to receive theirs.
Bug Bites
“You’ve finished the bandaids”
My mom remarks
I tell her it’s bug bites
But bug bites don’t look like deep red lines
Like the ones you carved into yourself for no apartment reason
But bites don’t look like hiding you arm in a tube top so people don’t ask
And you don’t have to cry and tell the whole story
But bites don’t look like purple scars that don’t turn white anymore
Bug bites don’t feel like they burn under the bandaid that covers them
Bug bites don’t need to be hidden
Bug bites don’t cause enough blood to flow down your arm in the shower causing a sting
Bug bites don’t cause questioning about why you were wearing a bandaid
Bug bites don’t cause people to notice
Those aren’t bug bites