Kaitlyn and the Competition

Kaitlyn and the Competition — page 3
birthday parties You don’t even want to know how I lost some of my petals It involved rowdy six-year-olds with very poor scissor etiquette Eve threw her petal headpiece onto my rug and walked toward my bed I blocked her path Please don’t sit on my new comforter I won’t stain it Kaitlyn Eve said Last week you came home with chocolate all over your penguin costume The week before you had clumps of dirt in your duck feathers I just don’t want anything tarnishing my new comforter I said No offense Offense taken Eve said But fortunately she changed course without saying another word and sat on my old wooden desk chair I pointed at a bright pink splotch on her bright green tights What is that on the knee of your tights Bubble gum Cotton candy