My Best Friend's Dad
“Go bolder with the eyes. She has the bone structure for it, don’t waste it.”
The artist obeyed, pressing glittering bronze shadow onto my lids until they felt heavy. Eyeliner sliced sharp wings past the corners of my eyes, mascara brushing my lashes into something that didn’t look like me anymore. When I opened my eyes again, the girl staring back wasn’t Elona Everett. She was someone who belonged in a high-gloss magazine spread, someone confident, untouchable, and manufactured.