Lipstick kisses

From Memory

Lipstick Kisses

When I was just six years old, one morning I managed to get all the way to school (via the small school van) with only slippers on my feet and no shoes. It wasn't until I sat down at my desk that I realized that I only had slippers. The teacher said I would have to stay in during recess. Then Mama drove to the school (Sunset Mesa) to drop off my shoes. She kissed me on the cheek when she left; and when the other kids came in from recess, they laughed to see the lipstick kiss upon my cheek. I was mortified.

I never understood why my beautiful mother would put on makeup.