I was 6 years old
I learnt to ride cycles
Learnt to swing
Learnt to not be afraid of
cockroaches
Still working on that one
I was just learning…
Then she came along
The most beautiful girl I’d seen
Everyone loved her
And boy was she fun
She’d walk in and I’d dare
you to not look up
She’d tuck her hair behind
her ears
She’d flash her pretty smile
And you were hooked
And she wanted to play
with you!
What an honour it was
To be the chosen one
We played ghar ghar
& doctor doctor
I didn’t know either
She was a patient teacher
And I was just learning…
Then one day, she mixed the two
I was confused
“It was a special, secret game”
She said
“Just between us girls”, she said
It made me feel… icky
But.. but I was the chosen one!
How could I say no?
And so we played
And I learnt
I learnt to look away
As every bone in my body
Screamed
I learnt to keep it
a secret
Just between us girls
Illustrated by Sambita Modak
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