True Colors
“Humiliation. Loss. Jealousy. They were buoyant emotions that kept popping to the surface. In the end, you grew too tired to keep them submerged. Winona knew: she’d tried. She kept trying, but sometimes, like tonight, the effort seemed unbearable.
When she heard the doorbell ring, her first thought was: What if I just don’t answer?
It rang again.
There was nowhere to hide in your own family.
Turning away from the sink, she headed for the door and opened it.
Aurora stood there, dressed and ready ...to go. She had teased her brown hair into a poufy banana-clipped ponytail and painted her face with layers of color. Shoulder pads emphasized her small waist, which was circled by a wide, rhinestoned leather belt. Her denim dress looked plain by comparison. “Don’t give me that sucked-on-a-lemon look. Let’s go.”
Wordlessly, Winona followed her sister out to the road where her car was parked. Climbing into the Beemer’s backseat, she wished she were anywhere but here. “This is a stupid idea,”MoreLess
When she heard the doorbell ring, her first thought was: What if I just don’t answer?
It rang again.
There was nowhere to hide in your own family.
Turning away from the sink, she headed for the door and opened it.
Aurora stood there, dressed and ready ...to go. She had teased her brown hair into a poufy banana-clipped ponytail and painted her face with layers of color. Shoulder pads emphasized her small waist, which was circled by a wide, rhinestoned leather belt. Her denim dress looked plain by comparison. “Don’t give me that sucked-on-a-lemon look. Let’s go.”
Wordlessly, Winona followed her sister out to the road where her car was parked. Climbing into the Beemer’s backseat, she wished she were anywhere but here. “This is a stupid idea,”MoreLess
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