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This is what I wanted…
Funny hohen I i alone infor ti to take a shower, freshen up before I could finally call a cab to takewas…off I’m meticulous It drives et this trait from my father, and Cass is so muchI got frorabbed my basket from under my sink, I noticed the bottles were out of order Honestly, if someone took the time to put them back as they found them--I may have never noticed But they didn’t, whoever they are; and I did notice I unscrewed the cap on ertips, rubbing the there seeht I was being crazy until I felt the tingle on my palm
It’s been exactly thirty minutes since I’ve done the test on the small strip of hair I clipped froer I wait, theand whiteness taking over The chemical smell is faint; whoever did this--they knehat they were doing
Ashley walks byoff the s it in a cup of cold water and holding it to the light just to confir to look at her as she passes She’ll either stop, or she won’t I half expect both
"Oh…you’re still here," she says; those words hitthe strip of hair on a paper towel at ainstthe h I’round, I see her s With a slow blink, I changemy eyes on her I have found one of they
"Bleach…or so else?" I ask Ashley takes in a quick breath, preparing to lie
"What?" she asks, exaggerating her pinched brow
Looking to the side, I let out a sigh She’s never going to own up to her part, let alone throw Chandra under the bus with her "Neverers for a few seconds, but finally lets her balance fall back toward the hall Her coyness pisses me off I can’t help but cast one more line to see if I can catch her
"Hey," I say, and she pauses I walk toward her withit out to her Her eyes grow a little wider, and she sucks her botto these It’s expensive product…if you wanna use the rest"
Her eyes flash to mine, and for the first fraction of a second, there is panic But frostiness takes over "I think we both know I don’t want any of that," she says, tapping her finger over the bottles Her lip curls into a shtly, andhers Her newfound power and confidence trying to stand againstmy lips slide into a sive her away I know as tough as she’s being in front ofI don’t like her enough to tell her it’s too late, she better cling to Chandra with all she’s got Once you burn et back in That’s how e ofthe knob ofme off from the world on the other side I don’t let my smile slip until I hear the door click But when it does, I allow ers work on their own accord, scrolling throughVOICE DIAL before I’, I’up before leaving a really desperatea little out of breath