Descriptive Essay - Original Writing - 1337 Words

â€Å"Where did you get that?† she gestured to the small mask in my hands â€Å"Goodwill. I actually found it on the floor in a pile of stuff, but†¦ I just had to buy it. It’s so sparkly, I saw the chin piece glimmer as soon as I rounded the corner.† â€Å"It’s creepy† my mom replied. â€Å"Why is it frowning? What is it supposed to be?† â€Å"I’m not sure† I admitted, selecting my next words carefully. â€Å"Can I keep it?† â€Å"Let her keep it!† my doughty little brother chirped. She sighed heavily, unimpressed by his quip. I could tell she wanted to let me keep it; she knew it fascinated me. She knew of my obsession for alternate personalities and playing pretend with them. Masks were a part of it and I could see, no, I could feel that she knew. What was†¦show more content†¦I peeled my eyes away from the sparkly face and chuckled to myself when I realized how long I had been staring. I looked up in time to see mom looking down at me, concerned. I gave her a tight smile, and quickly opened the door before she could say something to stymie my decision to keep the mask. I respect my mom, but I can be right sometimes†¦ right? The evening dragged by slowly, probably because all I wanted was to be stuck in my room with that mask. I wanted to add jewels to the bare line and make retractable, blinking eyelids. Dozens of times my parents caught me zoning out while they were talking, and I was met with a sigh from my mom every time. It seems like all she does is sigh these days, how can she have any air left to keep her alive if she’s always breathing out so heavily? I grinned at this thought, but quickly bent my head and disguised it as a cough before she could ask what I was thinking. After what seemed like eternity, I finally made it up to my room and dragged my supply bin out from under my bed. I reached for the mask where I remembered haphazardly tossing it onto my bed, but it was not there. 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