Chapter 47: The Stand-In

"Gosh.... How adorable. Where did you pick up this cutie?" a woman asks as she chatters away with her colleague.

"I know right? Sister Alise really has good taste." another woman replies as she chuckles, their playful laughter tickling my ears. A wonderful place to be in... If only...

"Do you..." I muttered as my hands shook, my fists clenching as I slowly got up from my seat.

"What?" the two conversing women finally turned to look at me as I grabbed at the protrusion and threw off the wig they had placed on my head onto the floor in a temper tantrum.

"Do you think I would be happy hearing that?! My face is... caked in... ptui! Make up... I can't... even tell who that is?!" I pointed in the mirror as I wiped away at the lipstick with the back of my hand. Only... It was probably a bad decision to do so...