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Chapter nineteen

Author: Elimgold
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-15 21:06:46

~Emilia

I hummed my favorite song under my breath as I slipped into my freshly ironed dress. The flowered collar shimmered gently under the dim lightbulb overhead.

With a glance at the mirror, I fastened my heels and leaned forward to try on a lipstick for the first time. It felt... wrong.

I’d watched Lana apply hers like it was second nature, and I’d always wondered what it felt like. But now, staring at my reflection, the red looked too bold—like it belonged to someone else.

I wiped it off with a tissue, then paused. My lips looked dull. Pale.

Maybe just a little. I dabbed it back on, trying to blend it better. Still awkward.

“I don’t know how Lana does this,” I muttered, studying my face, turning it left and right like it would suddenly look right from another angle.

Then my eyes darted to the wall clock.

“Oh no... I’m late!”

I wiped the lipstick off again—too rushed to care if the stain was gone completely—and flew down the stairs with my bag swinging off my shoulder.

Outside, I f
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