Die Smiling (2008)
“Some families had on T-shirts with pictures of their entrant on the front. She was glad Momma didn’t make her wear a stupid shirt with Sissy’s picture on it. She hoped she never had to. She wished she never had to see Sissy again.Her hair was still damp from being dunked in the bathtub, the scent of gardenias clinging to her skin. She hated that fragrance now and hoped she’d never have to smell it again. The pageant was being held at a high school gymnasium, and she headed for the bleachers far...thest away from the stage. She was going underneath the seats where she could hide and be alone and not have to watch Sissy win another stupid tiara.When she reached the far end of the basketball court, she made sure no one was watching, then bent over and walked down underneath the bleachers almost to the half-court line. People sitting above her were talking and laughing, and she could see their feet, but none of them could see her. That’s the way she liked it. She liked to be alone. She hated everybody.When she found a dark place where she could lean her back up against the wall, she sat down and drew her legs up against her chest.MoreLess
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