That Wrist

In middle school, there was a period of time where kids would go around asking each other to check their nails. If you closed your fingers towards your palm, they would nod and move on, but if you splayed your fingers wide and flipped your wrist to examine your gorgeous nails, they would squeal and point and laugh and say, “that’s so gay!” At the time, I was terrified of those words and kept my wrists firmly in check. Now, I love these wrists we have that gesture and add sparkle to all that we say.