I saw her in the hallway the first week of school. She was small, thin, but in a healthy way. She had a caramel complexion and was definitely African ...merican, but maybe not a hundred percent. She had huge, deep, liquid brown eyes and puffy, warm lips. She had fairly short, curly hair, that if straightened would’ve reached past her shoulders, but not an afro. Her face looked round, mainly because of her hair that she wore with a thick pink ribbon. She was dressed nice, a t-shirt that hugged her. We give you an opportunity to be the phoenix, rising from her ashes.“We have found another world for you. But there is a price. To be reborn, you must accept the immortality curse.“You will wander the world, cursed to be reborn, again and again. Only by delving into yourselves and your desires— no matter how dark, no matter how pure—and embracing them fully can you find escape. Only by accepting yourselves and all that you are, can you move on.“Choose now! Death or the chance to rise. .. She seldom had hard nipples and usually only when she was horny or cold. Now, they were perpetually hard and continuously stimulated. She wondered if she didn’t have such big tits if the boys would have been as interested in her and maybe this entire thing wouldn’t have played out as it did.She smiled as she looked up to see Mrs. Eldridge pull her husband by the ear back into the trailer and away from the curtain. She waved goodbye to him with a snicker.Melanie’s mind wandered back to her. The store hadonly one tube of that brand left -- in a classic red.Annie tells the saleswoman that she doesn't ordinarily wear noticeablemakeup (which is true). Annie looks at me for my opinion. I tell her tobuy it.We get back to the apartment and Annie paints my lips with the newlipstick. She says I'll have to re-apply it every few hours, so she makesme learn how to put it on myself. After a little bit of practice, I cando it fairly well. (Great, I think. Another useless skill I've.