A Turned Up Eyebrow

Day 223: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: eyebrow(s)

When she caught you lying or telling a tall one, her left eyebrow would raise letting you know she was on to you. Of course, we all tried to outsmart her. We also tried to raise an eyebrow like her. None of us could do it. She told us it was genetic. Then again, we all knew enough about biology to know one of us should have been able to raise an eyebrow like her.

So it had to be magic or maybe she had will her eyebrow to doraise. My sister decided to tape up an eyebrow to see if she could will her eyebrow to raise. Maybe the trick was in starting at the top and working back down? She looked ridiculous, which only prompted mother to raise her eyebrow. We all giggled and then made fun of our sister.

One day, I managed to do it by accident. I could never do it again. By this time, mother had been dead six years. I tried real hard to raise my eyebrow again. Then a memory of her standing there looking at me with a turned up eyebrow made me cry. And then I laughed.

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