after you, blue || dreamnotfound

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clay

a small boy stares at himself through the mirror. he was no more than 7 years old. the small boy has fluffy, dishwasher-blonde hair, and deep green eyes. the small boy likes clouds and the colour green. this tiny boy is called clay.

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momma says a new boy is coming over tomorrow.

clay does not like that idea. clay does not want to meet new people.

clay likes being with himself. but momma had insisted. how could clay resist his loving momma's persistence?

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new boy and his momma come over the next day. clay is very nervous. new boys's momma is called sarah. sarah has kind eyes. that is why clay liked sarah. new boy's momma and clay's momma sit down together on wobbly stools. but where is new boy? that is a question clay could not answer.

"sweetie?" new boy's momma calls out.

a tiny boy in blue slowly slips out from behind an intricate pot of flowering branches. clay sucks in a tiny breath and his small heart jumps.