Little Red's Story // part 11

but of course,
it was
a tail
that optometry lady had been trying to conceal
for years
the children that surrounded her youth called her
rat girl
as they tried to tug it
"I would like to be something with a labcoat" she answered
to those questions relatives always ask without thinking
what do you want to be when you grow up?
a lab coat was a long pure costume
a lab coat wasn't to be argued with
a lab coat was serious
she first tried to be one of the scientists
until she learned that their experiment
was her

she had worked in this doctor's office for ten years
she was loved by the children, and their parents
she suspected that the doctor was falling madly in love with her
finally.
her best friend was the receptionist and she would be her maid of honor
but this little red red girl
had somehow seen the tail, and could tell the tale
would she? would she?

[author: lily]