Kindle Notes & Highlights
It was dark inside, muted sunlight leaking through the blinds.
It was dark inside, muted sunlight leaking through the blinds.
was flat on one side and the hairspray made it stick up at weird angles on the other. She was still beautiful when she smiled. It was a hypnotic smile, the same one that compelled the man at the corner store to sell her cigarettes on credit and had convinced some recent motorcycle-loving boyfriend to buy her the expensive leather biker jacket that was slung over the back of her chair.
was flat on one side and the hairspray made it stick up at weird angles on the other. She was still beautiful when she smiled. It was a hypnotic smile, the same one that compelled the man at the corner store to sell her cigarettes on credit and had convinced some recent motorcycle-loving boyfriend to buy her the expensive leather biker jacket that was slung over the back of her chair.
The rain began to fall in warm, heavy sheets as she crossed back over Flamingo.
The rain began to fall in warm, heavy sheets as she crossed back over Flamingo.
A few days ago her mom had held up her jacket and told Annice she should think of her skin like leather: if she didn’t care for it properly, it would crack and fade. Living in the desert, it was important to stay hydrated and moisturized. Rain usually didn’t last long in Las Vegas, but Annice hoped it would fall throughout the night. She and Kelsey would make popcorn and they’d watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer—Kelsey had recorded all the episodes. They’d try to scare Shane and stay up late for no reason.
A few days ago her mom had held up her jacket and told Annice she should think of her skin like leather: if she didn’t care for it properly, it would crack and fade. Living in the desert, it was important to stay hydrated and moisturized. Rain usually didn’t last long in Las Vegas, but Annice hoped it would fall throughout the night. She and Kelsey would make popcorn and they’d watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer—Kelsey had recorded all the episodes. They’d try to scare Shane and stay up late for no reason.
