Edith strolled over and looked outthe window."You know you gave me permission to take control of your ... identity,right? How did you feel about what ...appened yesterday?" asked Edith."It was uncomfortable, but I can't say it was bad."Ivy turned to me. "How did you feel about my exposing you to Lisa?" She seemed pretty cool with it," I said."I didn't ask how she seemed," said Ivy. " I asked how you felt aboutit."Honestly, I told her, it was a turn-on.Edith continued to look out the window. "How. “Merhaba bitanem nasılsın?” dedim. Ama ondan ses gelmedi. Kafamı çevirdim. Topuklu ayakkabılarıma ve ayaklarıma bakıyordu…“Anne çorabın kaçmış” dedi. Ayağımı havaya kaldırdım. Çorap topuktan bileğe kadar kaçmıştı. Bu her zaman olabilirdi evet ama normal olmayan Emir`in bakışlarıydı. Gözleri açıktı ve sanki kalbi burnunda atıyordu. Hızlı hızlı soluyordu. Tanrım oğlum ayaklarıma bayılıyordu. heyecandan ölecek gibi bir hali vardı. Kafamı lavaboya çevirdim. Bir ayağımı terlikten çıkardım ve. It didn't hurt very much and I remembered holding the red balloon in my hand and watched it floating in the air above me like some marker of my lost virginity. It was larger than ordinary balloons and seemed to be made of some material that was a bit sturdier than the regular thin latex. I suspected it was produced commercially for use in decorations requiring somewhat more than ordinary strength to be serviceable.I had my fingers crammed into my pretty mouth getting lipstick all over my hand. .. friends..." The curse of friendship. The shopkeepers words echoed in my head. _A lonely but fruitful life awaits you. _Did this have to do with the bracelet? I looked down to see the bracelet had vanished. My wrist now had the symbols for friendship etched into my skin. I did not believe in the supernatural at all. I was as big a skeptic as anyone I knew, it kinda annoyed Emily a bit. But Occam's razor would suggest that this bracelet just ended my relationship. As crushed as I was, I was.