She said that my eyes were "luminous". At first I was flattered. I said they were a gift from my mom, whose eyes are ice water blue.
"No." She said. "It's not so much the color but more that your pupils are just so large. They draw people in."
So I realized what she really meant - she was noticing what my eyes look like when I'm slightly drugged on excedrin, haven't eaten anything remotely healthy for the past eleven days, and am running on three hours of sleep. I should have told her that's why. I should have not accepted her compliment. I should have not lied by omission.
But nobody really wants to hear the truth.
"Well, thank you."
And that was that.
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