You asked if there was a way you could try it on me.The saleswoman nodded and took out a lipstick brush and handed me atissue to wipe off the bright r...d. Most of it came off easily, because Ihad only been wearing it a short time. The saleswoman took the brush tothe tester and offered them to you. She too had your secret smile now,aware a little of the stakes of this game. "No," you said to her, "youdo it."Her smile deepened as she turned to face me. Deftly she outlined mylips with the new. " Yeah. That would be fine. I don't need the light in here now. Try not to step on me when you come back."Mom took the light and crawled out, unfortunately not giving me much of a view this time as it was so dark, but this time she didn't go round behind the tent instead just walked to the front of the shed, making sure not to go into the rain. She was obviously more confident of not being seen in the dark and if she had flicked out the light she would have been as good as invisible, but she. I wasn't expecting her to hit me." Did you hit her back?" I asked, closing the toilet and sitting her down on the lid. Then I got out a washcloth and wet it down to remove the blood on her face and neck."No. Anton came over screaming at her and she ran off. When the police came by, I refused to press any charges."Once the blood was off, the cut wasn't too bad and she let me help get her shirt off so I could wash it in cold water."It's just your lip?" And my pride," she said, tearing up and. Still somnolent, he checked his watch to realize it was past eleven. He tried to get up but felt his heartbeat pulsate in his head which was heavy from too much sleep. His thoughts were still cloudy from the intense dreams he had been haunted by that night. They had not been nightmares, yet they had been vivid and realistic enough to make him question the very fabric of reality for a brief instant.He paced downstairs to find an almost prepared brunch. Andrea was standing in the kitchen, frying.