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Red. Everywhere red. Swirling and swaying through the water... Patterns in the bath Patterns on the tiles Everywhere, white stained red. I look down at my wrists... my hands, see them stained, the water diluting this purity. Stumbling out the shower, trailing red. Grabbing the sink, leaving bright, accusatory smudges *Oh no, no, no, no they can't see, shouldn't see!* Not all this red... ...Except red is perhaps not even the right colour, the packet calls it "Plum Perfection" I've died my hair. And made a mess.
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Mar 27, 2013
Mar 27, 2013 at 10:00 AM UTC
Red
Red. Everywhere red. Swirling and swaying through the water... Patterns in the bath Patterns on the tiles Everywhere, white stained red. I look down at my wrists... my hands, see them stained, the water diluting this purity. Stumbling out the shower, trailing red. Grabbing the sink, leaving bright, accusatory smudges *Oh no, no, no, no they can't see, shouldn't see!* Not all this red... ...Except red is perhaps not even the right colour, the packet calls it "Plum Perfection" I've died my hair. And made a mess.
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Mar 27, 2013
Mar 27, 2013 at 10:00 AM UTC
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