ive: Girl

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y, tapping gently against the loft w

wed, no one questioned. But the silence lef

blanket draped over her bare shoulders. Her wet curls stu

th cocoa, extra marshmallows. She set one beside Sienna's and s

dn't dri

ot in t

. Just blew on her

d of silence that only close friends cou

this quiet," Lilah

through her no

're full

b

ed faintly. "

idn't even threaten to stab Chase

rinking it. "I don't know. That fight... it wa

your

my ch

owly, watching h

slowly. "Just... reminders. Of what I came from. What I le

othing. She j

hot for opening the wrong door. I thought... if I stayed invisible, I'd survive. That

ok her hand gently. "An

Control. I could be anyone. Get close, th

e was quiet.

. "You never really t

y laugh. "Because it's

on't

ack against the couch, staring at the ce

the first time he put hands on me. Got picked up by a club bouncer who liked the way I looked in red lipstick. Spe

throat t

Lilah's hand.

ight? That rooftop fight? It reminded me that no matter how much we dress it

stretched b

, "Do you ever wonder

in the eye. "Maybe. But u

soft laugh watery,

n them, two women who had survived the wo

the rain

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etti Tower - Sur

watching the

e'd replayed the moment Sienna flinched. The exac

from

m me

real violence

You sure you don't

s said. But his jaw was tig

fter a pause. "Sh