Tell Me Lies
“Alexis was the kind of girl who wasn’t real y used to boys being interested in her. Yes, she had long blonde hair and blue eyes, but in high school, she’d had braces and she was quiet. She was much happier reading a book than out partying. She was also smart, and in high school, being smart was definitely not cool.
When it was time to apply for col ege, Alexis studied the school catalogues endlessly. The kind of col ege she was looking for was simple – it had to be in a big city, it had to be i...n the Northeast, and it had to have a good psychology department.
Alexis had been born in West Virginia, and she needed to get out. There was nothing there for her. Her smal town was the kind of place where the opening of a Walmart was big news.
She’d never known her father – he’d taken off when she was just a little girl, and her mother had died of breast cancer the summer before Alexis’s senior year of high school. She’d left Alexis just enough money to make it through her senior year on her own, paying the rent on their tiny apartment and keeping herself clothed and fed.MoreLess
When it was time to apply for col ege, Alexis studied the school catalogues endlessly. The kind of col ege she was looking for was simple – it had to be in a big city, it had to be i...n the Northeast, and it had to have a good psychology department.
Alexis had been born in West Virginia, and she needed to get out. There was nothing there for her. Her smal town was the kind of place where the opening of a Walmart was big news.
She’d never known her father – he’d taken off when she was just a little girl, and her mother had died of breast cancer the summer before Alexis’s senior year of high school. She’d left Alexis just enough money to make it through her senior year on her own, paying the rent on their tiny apartment and keeping herself clothed and fed.MoreLess
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