He’d laughed nervously while I’d pushed him backward onto the bed, stopping him from taking them off. Ten minutes ago, he was telling me that they weren’t his socks. I reach over and accidentally grab Josh’s foot. My phone is buzzing and I have to get it and it’s on the bed. My phone buzzes in my purse and I nearly have a heart attack. You’re in shock, I think, but I can’t stop glaring at that stupid patch of glitter. Even as I stare at my skirt, frowning, I know that I’m not thinking straight. Why did I pick a dress with glitter on it? Probably because Roya said it looked good on me. I wipe my hand on a non-glittery section of skirt, leaving behind a bright smear of silver. My palm catches on a patch of glitter, which immediately sheds, raining sparkles onto the carpet. The room is dark save for the light of a desk lamp, which casts a soft yellow glow on the desk and the bed.

Think think think.” I wipe at my eyes and try to look at anything that isn’t my reflection or the bed. I’m a blur of bright blue, and I realize that my vision is fuzzy because my eyes are brimming with tears. I catch a glimpse of myself in the full-length mirror on the back of Josh’s door. I’m turning around in a slow circle, staring at the floor, watching for the flash of my gold heels. I know that I kicked them off, but I can’t remember when or where. By the time I get the dress zipped up, blood has stopped pumping out of Josh Harper and naked feels like a hundred years ago. I pull my dress on over it, and struggle to grip the zipper on the side. I put on my bra, but I can’t get the hooks done. I wipe my hands on the rumpled sheets until they’re clean enough that I can pull my underwear on.

Now there’s blood everywhere and he’s dead. It’s just that I was nervous, and condoms are more complicated than I was expecting, and one thing led to another and-well. You will continue to receive exclusive offers in your inbox.

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