100 Word Feature
Asian Cupcake 2.1
“Undo the No-Bangs update. Restore Bangs.” I untuck locks of hair behind my ears and comb them flat over my face. “You look old without the fringe. Not pretty.” Snip. I’ve had bangs since I was 4, straight and full just above my eyes. The Innocent-and-Agreeable Skin. I scrapped it at 29. But they said, “Give me a woman that never changes; give me eternal girlhood.” Snip! I cut above my lashes, aim the scissors higher—much higher—the cold steel against my forehead raining black shards, unveiling the angry arches of my bushy brows. SNIP. I give them rebel.