The Pretty Ones

by Ania Ahlborn

The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. —Robert Bloch

“All I’m saying is, if you don’t like the life you have, make the life you want.”

Maybe their self-confidence, their too-loud laughter, and their compulsion to surround themselves with friends were all to cover up some deep-seated hurt Nell couldn’t begin to understand. Perhaps everyone was broken in their own way.

Sometimes the significance of an act was more important than the person or thing being acted upon.