That Girl with the Lipstick

[Gita]

She's a tall drink of cherry Coke in the doorway of my lab. Her eyes drift, appraising the lighting before making her entrance.

I keep the lab disappointingly dim to discourage types like her and the high-heeled boys who want to leave their mark by being beautiful sparks, but nothing more.

She takes out her lipstick and, sans mirror, replenishes just her lower lip  with a slick of war-paint-red.

"Izzis the math lab?" she asks, eyes drifting again, somewhere else, maybe a nightclub, maybe a nightmare, and I say no, because it isn't, and I run a tight ship and want her gone.

She turns to leave, her rudder of a behind in tight acid-washed denim almost out the door when she says,"Hey, whatjoo doin' in this place that you don't want no one to be seein' you?" and her laugh is a cold stream rippling down the hallway.

[Gita]

Thanks, y'all. Yeah, my lab's a serious place all right. You better silence your cell phone when you come in cuz I like to keep it dim and quiet so as to write my Sixes.

[Russo Lewis]

I especially like;  "the high-heeled boys who want to leave their mark by being beautiful sparks, but nothing more..." I like the accent...sounds Northeast USA, no further up than the five boroughs.  And the first person character...knowledgeable, aware of sexual proclivities and their disruptive influence in a disciplined environment.  She's also aware that the intruder knows this too and plays with it like her personal yo-yo, but not during play-period.  Intriguing peace...no pun intended.

[Jamie Hogan]

The part between "She's a tall..." and "...down the hallway" was the only part I really liked.

Six sentences and I know this girl. Know all about her. Magic. Faved.

[Angela]

Funny and not funny at the same time.  Love your dialect.

[Cita]

Can't believe I am just now reading this.  EXCELLENT!  

[bolton carley]

they've all said it all, but i love the wording, i love the voice, and the viewpoint of both sides.  oh, these are your 6's that i'm jealous of. :)

[Diana E. Backhouse]

It's all been said, but I just wanted to say hello.

[Simon Halliday]

'her rudder of a behind in tight acid-washed denim...'

Great observation-to-narrative.

[Teresa]

Love the "Izzis" and "whatjoo"...  Just imagine what her writing assignments would look like.  Be glad she was looking for the math lab.  I'm sure you are.  Excellent.

[Stephen Torelli]

"War-paint-red"... I like that. Anyway, watcha doin in dat place you don't want no on to see ya? And a better than cherry coke Six! Good stuff!