Minty looked around Rena to the first-aide kit. She felt a little confused. Looking up at Rena, she said: "Um. I know you got Band-Aids, but... I got a cut like this once before on my elbow, and my mommy didn't use Band-Aids on it. She used... um... That funny sticky stringy white stuff. Uh... Gauze! 'Cuz if it's bad... well, I dunno if it's OK..."
Minty probably had a point, though she couldn't claim to be any sort of an expert on first aid. Nonetheless, she dutifully took the three neon-pink bandages and plastered them over her forehead. She brushed one of her dark brown bangs out of her face; the tips were stuck together with blood.
"Umm... are you gonna call my parents?" she asked, slightly anxious but not worried.
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