by Justin Sayre
Sophie’s mom claps to get us all to be quiet so Sophie and the rest of us can concentrate on our wishes. Sophie closes her eyes and I do the same, trying to make a wish of my own. I ask:
Let me have more of this. Let me get lost in more moments like this, where I don’t have to worry about adjectives or makeovers or cell phones or armpits or whatever. Where all there is is music, or just the music of us all laughing together, and all I have to do is be a part of it. That’s all I ever really wanted. And let me figure out what adjective I am for myself, because Allegra can’t be trusted to come up with one. I mean, what was that? I don’t know what I am, but between Husky and Gay, there has to be another option.
And one more. Please don’t let school be too terrible. Because I start tomorrow and I don’t know what to expect. Thanks. The rest Sophie can have.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Justin Sayre is an accomplished writer for stage and screen, performing regularly in New York City and Los Angeles. He has recently written for 2 Broke Girls and appeared in Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback. He was described by Michael Musto in the Village Voice as “Oscar Wilde meets Whoopi Goldberg.” He is also a regular contributor to Huffington Post and Flavorwire. This is his first novel.
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