The reflection staring back at me in the mirror seemed foreign, like a stranger I once knew but lost touch with. I adjusted the collar of my shirt, attempting to straighten out the mess that was my life. Mia bustled around the room, looking feverishly for something.
"Evie, darling, could you spin around for me?" Mia's voice broke through my thoughts, and I turned to face her, plastering on a smile that didn’t reach my eyes.
As I rotated slowly, I couldn’t shake the feeling of impending doom that weighed heavily on my shoulders. Timothy was still behind bars, a consequence of our desperate attempt to carve out a better life for ourselves.
“Beautiful. I’m going to go look for my camera,” she said urgently, rushing out of the room. The door swung closed behind her, and I sighed from the mo
