"There is no destiny, only fate, and it rests in their hands."
Honestly, why did we come here? I feel my age. I am the autumn leaves, appealing and beautiful in their own way, but winter approaches. Tonight’s invitation is courtesy of Eva, my oldest friend and the gallery curator. She is...
"She bristled with subdued distress, holding a suitcase."
What should I tell her? That her daughter is a slut? Her foot tapped under the table, the ticking of a timebomb.I toyed with my glass, speckled with condensation. I was enjoying the warm shade, picking over my half-eaten lunch,...
"Possessed by a possession"
Aveline, there are so many contradictions – an enigma would cry in despair. You are twenty-one, yet carry a sophistication beyond your years. Painted with precision, you found your Parisian Red so early into womanhood, and you dare to wear...
"She liked to watch us..."
Yes, I know the venetian blinds are open, and we have our bedroom light on. We have no curtains; they are gone. The grey-slated sky is so dark at eight o’clock and illuminates our naked bodies. But you like to...