Mandy
It wa 9 that night when rose found me in the tore bathroom. I wasn't in a stall.
"here," she said giving me the 2 bottles of iron pills she'd jacked.
"thanks," I said.
"I got salt too. And that medicated chapstick."
"oh thanks. So much."
"sure. Any time you need anything else you know how to find me."
"yeah. I do."
"now I. have to go," she said.
"ok."
I went into a stall and put the bottles, chapstick and salt in my purse. I then had some salt water. It wasn't too long before what I'd eaten came back up. This went on for 20 mins. After I felt cold for a few mins. I stayed there for a few mins. before leaving.
I then left the store.
When I got outside the guy I'd met in school earlier was outside smoking.
"hey," I said.
"oh hey," he said turning: "how's your friend?"
"she's ok. She's better for now I think.
"oh," was all he said.
"sorry I just. don't really know what else to say," I said.
"no you're fine."
"oh ok. I'm mandy btw."
"yeah I think weve already met. Evan. I know your sister Ashley."
Right that's right.
"I actually should go. To a friend's."
"ok well. Good to see you again," I said.
"yeah you too," he said.
He left.
I was there alone in the cold darkness. I thought about the binge.
'you're so strong,' I thought. 'you can eat. And then binge. No one else does that. Yeah food is ewy but you eat anyway so they think you're healthy. When they couldn't be more wrong.'
I pulled out my friend and texted pansy my sister Louisa's friend who'd become my friend; 'hey you doin anything?'
'no and I could use some company,' she texted back.
'ok'.
I headed to her place.
I wondered why, if lia was at least 16 and I was 15, we shared a locker. And where in the northeast she was from. And how her friend had died. Her anemia was the reason she'd gotten winded earlier today. I'd had the same thing before I became bullimic over the summer. I wondered what kindof music she liked and why she didn't sing but I'm guessing it had to do w/ her friend.
