Thursday, December 16, 2010

Beyond the Gaze of a Boy - Ink

"Can I ask you something?"

He looks at me pointedly, and I give a half-smile at my ridiculous question. I reach toward the tattoo on his shoulder but lose my nerve, letting my hand drop onto the ground. I swallow before asking, "How… I mean, you're not eighteen, right?"

He nods, returning his gaze to the pool. "Mom and Dad signed the release. They made me watch all these videos about people that hated their tattoos and do some research on how expensive tattoo removal is, but when I saved up enough, they said okay."

"Cool." I nodded. "But… why?"



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