 That's Rough Buddy | Be the Flower | Moon & Stars
Like it said on the directions there was a pair of gloves and shoes waiting for him. Cornelius wasted no time in rolling his sleeves up to his elbows and kicking his shoes off. This was exciting. It beat sitting down at a desk any day. When he was done suiting up, the boy stuck his hands together then pulled them apart, laughing at the sticky sound it made. Together...apart...STICK...together...apart...STICK...together...apart...STICK.
That was fun.
Oh! What would happen if--he glanced upward at his fringe. Cornelius could make out the few curls over his eyebrows. What would happen if he petted his hair with STICKY gloves? Hehehe. Since he didn't want to deny his curiosity the answer, Cornelius slapped his hand to his head. The glove couldn't possibly be THAT sticky. Naaaah. He pulled his hand away...only...he...couldn't.
TUG TUG TUG.
He couldn't lift his hand from his head. The glove was STUCK to his hair. HIS HAIR. Oh Merlin. He was going to have a premature heart attack. Oh Merlin. His hair. HIS BEAUTIFUL CURLS. The money makers! Cornelius tried tugging on the glove again, save this time his hand slipped out, leaving the glove on his head.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was like a plaster. He had to rip it off. Fast. "On three," he whispered to himself. "Three...two...one." YAAAANK! His head stung as a few hairs were yanked out by the stickiness of the glove. A yelp escaped before he could stop himself. "Ouuuuuuuuuuuuch!" His hand clamped over his mouth, eyes stinging.
That. Hurt.
He wasn't crying. He was just...thankful the sticky glove hadn't pulled out more hair than he'd felt. This was so embarrassing and painful. His first lesson of the term and he almost left himself bald. The glove looked silly with a few curly hairs sticking from it. Wiping at his eyes, the boy grew somber. This is what happens when he goes and makes stupid decisions. He knew it. Stupid were decisions were fun though.
With a last sniffle he lifted his limbs and started his trek up the wall.
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