(she sucks on the salt until her lip bleeds and tears come to her eyes and she wonders when she became so weak)
"Listen," he tells her harshly, grabbing her by the shoulders and she fights the urge to smile (how sick is that?), and he speaks seriously but all she can comprehend is Lilly.
He still talks and he's so seriousangry. And she can do nothing but stare, stare at the one thing she desperately wants to have.
(he's been noticing her glances since the past month)
(Lilly, I'm worried about you)
Has she been abused? No. Physically, no. She isn't a coward, running away and coming back and running and coming and whimpering. She, Lilly Truscott, is strong. She still goes to school and still eats meals and still hangs out with Miley Stewart (the Diva, she whispers when Miley isn't listening to her) and she'll continue to do that even if it killsmurders her. Murder.
She, is a tough chick. She, is mentally abused by her own thoughts. She, has become so hollow and bitter on the inside, why not start on the outside, too?
(she stops eating when Miley comments proudly about how she's been in shape, since she's whisperHANNAHMONTANAwhisper and she looks at her legs and they shine and whisperUGLYwhisper)
She, Lilly Truscott, will continue to be tough, even after she dies.