The cost of being a girl. Charlene got used to it.
The cost of being a girl. Charlene got used to it.
The sky was pink and flirty, just waiting for the sun to rise and tickle its few spattered clouds.
The sky was pink and flirty, just waiting for the sun to rise and tickle its few spattered clouds.
continued Cricket with a poisonous slant in her voice
continued Cricket with a poisonous slant in her voice
I have never heard pill used a slang for cigarettes before- where does that come from?
This passage was an effective method of describing a dream. I liked how you describe it morphing like real dreams do and how Charlene made no notice of it, just as we would in the dream. I have always been fascinated by the way we incorporate sounds that we hear in our sleep into our dreams- it makes for some interesting dream sequences when I fall asleep with the TV on.
Why would she say that? Thinking about it made her feel uncomfortable.