days
scent of the flowers was thick and suffocating in the warm afte
bridal suite, the chaos of the wedding
still in front of a
thousands of tiny diamonds. The corset wa
around her, applying the final to
urned it over and over, staring at the light refract
ass handle of the suit
sic from the hallway spilled into the room for two se
r stood in t
massive insult to wear black to a wedding, but Keshia didn
t the two ma
r voice shaking with rage. "I
ed at Clara, who was still mindl
Keshia
brushes. They scurried out of the ro
icked. They
e slammed both of her hands down on the va
Her breath was hot
ittle retard?" Keshia hissed. "Tearing my dress
idn't look up. She kept s
sped her black clutch. She reached inside and p
up onto the glass surface of the
eyes fli
n her chest. The blood i
er. Her mother was smiling,
y scribbled over her face. Deep, jagged red X's gouge
e solid glass so hard her knuckles popped. Her fingernails dug i
avy crystal and smash it repeatedly into
oser. "Look at this cheap whore. Does see
burning lungs. She relax
d up. She looked at Keshi
ice thick and childish. She reached ou
before Clara could touch it. Do
shed h
er face twisting into a cruel sneer. "She was cov
cles in her thighs contracted. She
. She knew exactly what was hidden i
ud, giggling fit. She pointed
s together. "You look so ugly
lt hit Keshia's fragile
d of Keshia's
hand, clutching the stiff photograph, and slashed it down
he photo paper sliced acro
d blood instantly welled
ch away. She lean
her face. She let out a d
h! It
rd with violent force, letting her hea
The heavy, solid wood va
went crashing backwa
/1/116732/coverbig.jpg?v=3a811fb817c8245da01e83de1796d01f&imageMogr2/format/webp)