The bathroom door swings open. Emma sees the blood painting my skin an…

Laurie Halse Anderson
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The bathroom door swings open. Emma sees the blood painting my skin and the red rivers carved on my body. Emma sees the wet knife, silver and bone. The screams of my little sister shatter mirrors. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.168, Penguin
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The bathroom door swings open. Emma sees the blood painting my skin and the red rivers carved on my body. Emma sees the wet knife, silver and bone. The screams of my little sister shatter mirrors. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.168, Penguin

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