straightforward
raze
before
we
parted,
he
offered
a
fist
bump
.
i
held
out
my
open
hand
.
he
unfurled
his
fingers
.
i
folded
mine
to
match
the
first
shape
he
made
.
we
went
back
and
forth
four
times
.
maybe
five
.
always
half
a
step
behind
each
other
. "
feels
like
we're
playing
rock
paper
scissors
,"
i
said
. "
i
never
know
what
to
do
anymore
!"
he
said
,
laughing
.
in
the
end
,
we
settled
on
a
straightforward
handshake
.
he
gave
as
good
as
he
got
.
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