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Submitted to Contest #292
Josie was coloring in art class with her girlfriend, Archie next to her. Though the latter notices that Josie didn't color the eyes brown. It's clearly Josie herself, but the eyes are blue. "Josie," Archie started. "Why didn't you color your eyes brown? Your eyes aren't blue." Josie pauses, and sighs. "I know," she says. "But aren't blue eyes better? Blue eyed people get compliments. You have blue eyes, and you get more compliments in a day than I do in a week." She rubs her temple in slight annoyance. "My eyes are dumb." Archie softens he...
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