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Bonnie lowered the toilet lid and sat on it, a few giggles escaping her mouth as she watched her older sister arrive.
-“Okay Bonnie, roll up your sleeves. You don’t want your jumpsuit to get all dirty, do you?”- Janet suggested as she unzipped a cherry-red beauty case. Bonnie couldn’t help but stare in amazement at its contents; she had always dreamed of using all those nail files and polishes Janet kept in there, ready to use every time she felt like her nails were in need of care.
-“Can you paint my nails like the American flag, please?”- The younger sister asked, energetically smiling. The spot where she was missing a tooth was well-visible, and so was the faint lipstick residue on her lips from when the day before she had secretly used her sister’s make-up while she was out with friends.
-“Slow down, Bon-Bon! We have to put this on first!”- Janet told her pulling out a small white bottle.
-“What’s that?”-
-“A skin moisturizer. You see those little light spots near the root of your nails? Well, the skin right above it is really sensitive, so we’ll have to put this on it so that it doesn’t get too dry. It helps in keeping your nails healthy, you know?”-
She took a tiny amount of the cream on her finger tips, and gently dabbed it over her sister’s cuticles.
Then she picked up a small plastic bowl and filled it with warm water, mixing it with some shower gel.
-“What are you doing sis?”-
-“Wait and see.”- the older one answered.
Janet then took the bowl, walked over to her sister and asked: -“Put your fingertips in these. They will also help you in getting your cuticles moisturized.”- Bonnie did as requested. -“Great! Now we’ll have to keep them in for about two minutes. Know any 2-minute-long songs we could sing in the meantime?”-
Bonnie thought for a moment. -“ ’Wakko’s America’ from Animaniacs!”-
-“Good choice!”-
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Two minutes passed. Well, slightly less than that, but it didn’t matter.
-“Okay, your nails are short enough already, no need to trim them. Now it’s time to-“
-“Paint them!”-
-“Oh, not yet. Now it’s time to put on some base coat to make the polish look smoother.”-
She took a small bottle of a clear, colorless liquid, and gently spread it on her sister’s nails. They looked really shiny, and Bonnie liked shiny things, which made all the “wait, we gotta keep your nails and skin healthy” thing a ton more bearable.
-“Shall we let them get air-dried or do you want me to get the electric drier?”-
-“Get the drier, please! I can’t wait!”-
-“Okay, fine. Don’t worry, I’ll set the heat to low so you don’t get burned.”-
A minute or so of drying Bonnie’s fingernails later Janet took some small bottles, along with stars stencils.
-“Now, I want you to stay as still as possible. OK?”-
Bonnie nodded, and let her sister take her hands in hers as she painted her nails. The thumb nails were then colored navy blue with small little stars, while the index and ring nails were red and the middle and pinky nails white, like the stripes.
-“Aaand done!”- Janet finally exclaimed, proud of her job. -“You like them?”-
-“I LOVE THEM!”- the younger girl shouted, throwing herself to the other’s neck in a hug.
-“Whoa there! The polish needs some time to dry! You don’t want it to get all smudged up, do you?”-
Bonnie nodded, as a voice called them from downstairs.
-“G-G-Girls! I’m ordering pizzas! What toppings do y-you wa-a-a-nt?”-
-“Pepperoni and mushrooms for me!”- Janet yelled.
-“Margherita with fries on top, please!”- Bonnie followed right after.
They were just about to go down and wait for the food to arrive, when Bonnie turned to her sister and asked a question.
-“Hey…after dinner, can we also do it on my toenails, please? I swear I washed in between my tootsies this morning!”-
-“Fine!”- Janet chuckled. -“But now let’s go down before Pops threatens to use ‘Dad Jokes’ against us!”-