Wednesday
We were all stretching in ballet class the next morning. A red haired girl sat down next to Ashley and started stretching. She was beautiful, with creamy rosy skin, long limbs and eyes that kept changing from blue to green to purple.
"Hey Ashley," the girl said.
"Hey Lily," Ashley said.
"How're you?"
"I'm ok how're you?"
"I'm ok," Lily said
"So where have you been?" Ashley asked.
"At school."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"How come I haven't seen you around/"
"Well it is a big school."
"So whatever happened to CA?" Ashley asked.
"I left."
"I know. Why?"
"idinno."
Pause.
"Oh lily these are my friends," Ashley said.
We all introduced ourselves.
I noticed a bruise on Lily's neck.
"How'd you get that bruise?" I asked.
"Oh it's from my dad."
"Oh god," Kate said.
"Yeah he and my mom fought. They prolly still do but since I'm not there. I used to live in California, with them."
"Wow" I said.
"Worst part is….they're not even my real parents."
"Ohhh," Kate said.
"Where ya from?" I asked Lily.
"Well, before here I lived in California. Then New York then London for awhile which is where Ashley and I met. I was born in Ireland though."
"Ohh," Kate said.
"We're from CA," I said.
"Ohh."
"You're really pretty," Kate observed.
"Thank you. Yeah, I model."
"Ohh."
"Now I live by myself,"