Karina had never heard her speak so assertively. And she didn’t avert her eyes from Karina’s body the way she did when Karina undressed in their dorm room. The opposite: she looked at her straight on, with bold, electrifying frankness. She perched herself on the stool and pulled the easel toward her. She lifted her eyes and took Karina in. Then, without preamble, she began to draw.
