HER SECOND CHANCE MATE
“I think we're going to be very good friends.“ Brielle declares, and I smile.
“Pardon my awkwardness. I don't know how to do this.“ I say, and she laughs.
“Trust me, I know what you're talking about. I have never been friends with anyone as beautiful as you.“ She says, and I'm blown away by her honesty. It's baffling. This pretty woman thinks I'm beautiful. Can she not see the fading yellow and purple bruises on my skin?
“I think you're really pretty, too.“ I say, and she curtseys, which makes me laugh. I nearly don't recognize the sound of my own laughter. I can't remember the last time I laughed genuinely. Or just laugh, in general.
“If Luna thinks I'm pretty, then I must be.“
“I'm not the
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