What about this: You have this cut on your thumb. You think it’s just about healed. You think to yourself, “Hey, I feel like doing some finger painting.” So I started painting a big, red brick house.

Then, suddenly, you feel a sting in your thumb. I look down and see I have mixed blood from my cut into my painting! I almost threw up.

Then, Ms. Taylor, my art teacher comes by and she says, “Edith, you have outdone yourself. The red practically jumps off the page. It’s vibrant. It’s alive.” I said nothing. She gave me four stars and hung it up.

I just hope it won’t form a scab.