|flame|

i stare at my reflection in the oval victorian mirror. destiny and vertigo had done a great job to make me look like them.

i stare at the dark cherry lipstick that made my teeth stainless white. i try to smile. i wonder what he would think if he saw my new look?

i'm still not good enough. ill never be good enough for him or anyone.

i tear my gaze away from my reflection. why couldn't i just forget him like he forgets me?

"are you ready to go?" vertigo asks, glancing at me. she had done all my makeup and picked out my outfit and in those two hours i probably only said three words.

i nod. she comes over to me. "why don't you talk much?" she asks, revealing a ruby necklace to go tightly around my neck.

i shrug. "i just don't got very much to say." i whisper.

she turns me around to look in the mirror at myself.

i analyze the burgundy blouse with torn edges on the side and the black jeans that were tightly fit on my thin frame.

the ruby red necklace stood out and made my brunette hair look auburn.

"thank you...for doing this and taking me out." i mumble.

she laughs. "i think you're meant to be one of us." vertigo says.

i smile at that. maybe...maybe not.

probably maybe not.

"are you okay?" vertigo says.

i look at her straight in the eye. "i don't know. but i think i will be. eventually."

maybe I was lying. maybe i was telling the truth.

she wraps me in a hug. "i don't know your life or what you've been through but i've had my fair share of hell and it wasn't that fair at all. im here for you, i promise." vertigo says.

"thank you." i say, and i smile.

destiny walks inside the room and kind of looks amused.

"okay, bad timing...are you two done now with whatever this...is?" destiny asks, pointing finger to me, finger to vertigo.

i let out a laugh and vertigo grins and nods.

"well let's go! we all are ready in the car!" destiny says, and walks away.

as we get in the car, i see xy flickering his lighter. flame after flame.