wizard
raze
at
first
i
think
they're
both
girls
.
but
that's
not
right
.
they're
two
gangly
teenagers
who
haven't
grown
into
their
bodies
yet
.
i
remember
how
it
was
to
be
that
age
.
to
feel
so
whole
but
unhatched.
he
staggers
in
studded
black
platform
boots
like
a
nervous
runway
model
breaking
in
a
new
pair
of
heels
.
a
pink
hello
kitty
backpack
slows
the
blood
that
surges
through
his
shoulders
.
a
wizard
in
white
sandals
plods
beside
him
.
her
black
hat
has
a
wide
brim
and
a
conical
crown
.
she
wears
a
loose
-fitting
white
button
-up
shirt
that's
only
half
tucked
into
her
brown
skirt
.
i
don't
need
to
see
their
faces
to
know
who
they
are
.
i
can
read
what
they
feel
for
each
other
through
the
back
of
their
heads.
she
tilts
her
chin
to
touch
his
chest
and
waves
her
staff.
i
watch
them
disappear.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from