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.