A DEBT PAID IN FLESH AND SECRETS
"Fabric! Now! We need jewel tones. No, wait. Midnight black. With a sheen. Like oil on water."
The room became a whirlwind of movement. One of the assistants, a guy with a nose ring and a bright pink shirt, started buzzing around me. He was fussy, pulling at the hem of my hoodie and making little "tsk" sounds.
"The hoodie has to go, honey," he said, reaching for the zipper. "We can't see the lines. We can't see the soul!"
I let them pull the oversized hoodie off, leaving me in just my thin undershirt. They started pinning fabric against my chest, debating colors like they were at war.
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