By Christopher Assaf
“Hey, Asher. You show me yours, and I’ll show you mine.”
“Why? We both got them at the same time.”
“Just show me.”
“No!”
“Come on, Ash. Think about it, us two, getting our first tattoos at the ages of twelve and thirteen! How cool is that?”
“Do you really wanna see them again?”
“Yeah!”
“Okay, here! Happy, Philip?”
“Wow. Your butt’s all red!”
“Yeah. Stepdad’s belt stings.”
“But I got less than you! See?”
“Let’s go to the pool. Maybe the water will cool the stings and maybe we can show them to some girls!”
“Good idea, Ash. Let’s go!”
Good twist at the end. Not what I expected from the opening.