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b'We were getting coffee, which we used to do all the time, when Tierney told me she was thinking of having it done. \\u201cReally?\\u201d I asked, half-laughing---I didn\\u2019t think she was serious. \\u201cWhy?\\u201d \\u201cWhat do you mean, why?\\u201d Tierney looked annoyed. \\u201cDo I need a reason? Why did you get your tattoo?\\u201d I\\u2019d hurt her feelings. I hadn\\u2019t meant to. As I tried to think of what to say I followed the line of her eyes to a woman who\\u2019d just walked in and was ordering a latte. Her face was merely a suggestion, like a Cycladic head or a more abstract Br\\xe2ncu\\u0219i. | Copyright 2018 by Molly Tanzer. Narrated by Pandora Kew.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'