Jailyn pierced Winnie’s ears behind her house. She was in middle school, three grades up, and worked at the mall doing this, so Winnie trusted her. They sat on the cement outside Jailyn’s screen door. It was the door you had to force open, because it always jammed. And when it ran off the track, Jailyn’s mother would holler from the kitchen. Winnie didn’t mind this, though, because she liked how Jailyn’s mom was cheery and always had the house […]
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