see what you find there with grace in your heart and flowers in your hair
It likely was a phase. Paige had seen plenty of the other boys and girls at the Halenani go through it. Not that she knew he was worried about such things. Otherwise she would have told him as much. Besides, both of his parents were conventionally attractive. Ever had nothing to worry about.
She giggles at his literal interpretation of her words, rolling her eyes affectionately at his explanation in a way that wasn’t at all condescending before she was planting her hands and unfolding herself into a handstand. This only causes her shirt to slip up more, revealing tan skin and freckles, a few scars shiny across her torso. ”Want me to help? We could test it out together.” She suggests as she sways unsteadily for a moment, shifting to the right on her hands in an attempt to keep her center of gravity before she eventually tumbles into the soft grass.
”Or we can figure out how to make me better at handstands or how many times Phoebe yells at Jata in an hour.”
She giggles at his literal interpretation of her words, rolling her eyes affectionately at his explanation in a way that wasn’t at all condescending before she was planting her hands and unfolding herself into a handstand. This only causes her shirt to slip up more, revealing tan skin and freckles, a few scars shiny across her torso. ”Want me to help? We could test it out together.” She suggests as she sways unsteadily for a moment, shifting to the right on her hands in an attempt to keep her center of gravity before she eventually tumbles into the soft grass.
”Or we can figure out how to make me better at handstands or how many times Phoebe yells at Jata in an hour.”
Paige
