This is the way to hit a backhand; this is how you catch yourself on the soft part of the wrist; this is how you fall; fold your jersey the right way and always put it away; run home in sheets of rain and jump in all the puddles right; don't say the right thing at the wrong time and the wrong thing at the wrong time; always make sure your shirt is left-side-on and downside-up; you've heard I've forgotten how to smile?; this is how to tilt your eye just right; blue should be the colour of the sky and so on and so forth; this is how you stand in Australian Formation, right in front - don't be cautious - stand right in front; I only heard it twice; this is how to dance for a friend; this is how to dance for an audience; this is how to dance for a lover; always buy the tasty toothpastes, because you don't want it to taste bad; this is how you lose; this is how you win; this is how the water shines in the sink with the soap suds; you mustn't drink hot chocolate when it's hot!; this is how you smile even when you don't feel like smiling; this is how to not fall in love; this is how you fall in love; this is how you never fall in love with your doubles partner; but what if I do?; you mean that, after all of this, you won't be able to let them go?
AN: Written in the style of "Girl," by Jamaica Kincaid. This one is, in particular, Oishi and Eiji. 09.27.05.