Day 24 : "Whorls" Uncle Dan said: "Can I see your hands?" I grasped my hands tightly and hid them behind my back and said " My hands are clean. I washed them this morning" Uncle Dan bursted into laughter then said "I am not going to check your hands. Just give me your hands. I want to see how many whorls on your fingertips." My hands started to looser and looser. I showed him my left hand and asked him "What is a whorl, uncle Dan?" Uncle Dan looked at me surprisedly "You totally don't know about whorls at this age?". Then he took my hand and explained slowly. A whorl is one of three fingerprint patterns ( arch, loop and whorl). If you see ridges form circularly around a central point on your finger, it is a whorl. The more whorls you have, the better your drawing skill. If you have ten whorls, you must be the best drawer in your class. Your handwriting is also the best. I was so anxious looking how uncle Dan checked on each of my finger. I felt like he was searching each skeleton on five leaves. I held my breath back, asked my uncle "How many whorls do I have?" He shook his head disappointedly " None". I repeated his word sadly "None". In a second, I felt like there was only dark in front of my eyes. My heart suddenly shrank and fell down on a very very remote/ far place, maybe on my tiptoes.