lies we told in july

& what to do with beauty

I. The beautiful friend

I’m on Instagram when I see my friend in London with another friend of hers. Her friend has high cheekbones and short black hair and freckles that lay neatly across her cheekbones. I reply directly to their photo: “your friend is so beautiful.” 

My phone rings then, and it’s my friend from London. “I have to tell you something terr…