Secrets And Shadows
“Too many girls at school wore too much, attempting to show they were growing up.
Instead of looking mature, it made most look old.
But I felt old. And looking at the bruise on my cheek in the bathroom mirror’s light that morning I decided drastic measures were needed. Some liquid concealer, powder, and blush later and I looked … well … I examined myself in the mirror.
Not entirely whorish.
It would have to do.
It hurt to eat cereal, so I considered a radical liquid diet for the day. Coffee and ...orange juice to start.
“Hurts, doesn’t it?” Dad asked.
I ignored him.
“Stay clear of that boy,” he ordered.
“Dad. It’s not what you think.”
“Then tel me what it is.”
At the bottom of our long, gravel driveway the bus pul ed up. Early. “I wil .”
The bus honked, and I raced out the door, backpack and bag lunch in hand, jacket and scarf trailing as I ran.
I bounded up the steps to join Pietr.
“Makeup?” he asked, raising an eyebrow as I sat.
I shrugged, praying he wouldn’t press me for a reason.MoreLess
Instead of looking mature, it made most look old.
But I felt old. And looking at the bruise on my cheek in the bathroom mirror’s light that morning I decided drastic measures were needed. Some liquid concealer, powder, and blush later and I looked … well … I examined myself in the mirror.
Not entirely whorish.
It would have to do.
It hurt to eat cereal, so I considered a radical liquid diet for the day. Coffee and ...orange juice to start.
“Hurts, doesn’t it?” Dad asked.
I ignored him.
“Stay clear of that boy,” he ordered.
“Dad. It’s not what you think.”
“Then tel me what it is.”
At the bottom of our long, gravel driveway the bus pul ed up. Early. “I wil .”
The bus honked, and I raced out the door, backpack and bag lunch in hand, jacket and scarf trailing as I ran.
I bounded up the steps to join Pietr.
“Makeup?” he asked, raising an eyebrow as I sat.
I shrugged, praying he wouldn’t press me for a reason.MoreLess
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