The Girl
(Student 1) : “You’d look prettier with makeup on.”

Narrator 2
(Student 3) : She looked at me intently; her eyes were scanning every inch of my face.

Narrator 3
(Student 4) : Every dent, every scratch, every line. Every law.

Narrator 1
(Student 2) : Suddenly, all the words I had made friends with throughout my life vanished. I didn’t say anything to her for a solid minute, I didn’t know what to say.

Narrator 2
(Student 3) : “Yeah, I know.”

Narrator 3
Student 4) : I inally managed.

Narrator 1
(Student 2) : She turned away to do her work, humming a song that was overplayed by the radio. Apparently not aware of how much her words had hurt me.

Narrator 2
(Student 3) : Dear girl who I sat next to for one music class. Maybe someday I’ll carefully conceal my dents, myscratches, my lines.

Narrator 3
(Student 4) : Maybe someday I’ll “prettify” my face. 340 English for Nusantara | Buku PanduanGuru untuk SMP/MTs Kelas VIII

Narrator 1
(Student 2) : Maybe someday, but for now, I’ll learn how to embrace every imperfection, law, and part of me that needs to be painted away.

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