Chapters tagged ai

by Xolodnik

Chapter 3

I tapped the letters into the weird black app on my phone. "women REALLY appreciate my opinion on lingerie" I snorted at my own stupid joke. Probably some dumb calendar app or something. I hit save. For a second, nothing happened. Then the automatic doors of the lingerie shop...

by Xolodnik

Chapter 4

The ride home was a blur. The hum of the car. The swish of the wipers. The smell of my mom’s perfume and the new-store smell from the bags. Chloe talked about the fabric of her red bodysuit. My mom talked about the lace on her ivory set. I stared out the window. Their words bounc...

by Xolodnik

Chapter 5

The doorbell rang again—a cheerful, two-tone chime that felt obscenely loud in the quiet aftermath. Jessica’s eyes went wide with pure panic. “Oh, shit,” she hissed, scrambling off me, our sweat-slicked skin peeling apart. “It’s Cathy. My sister-in-law. And her husband, Rob. Dri...

by Xolodnik

Chapter 6

I sat on the edge of my bed, the phone heavy in my hand, the Stevenson house fading in my rearview mirror—or, well, my memory. My skin still tingled with the ghost of Cathy's touch, her taste still sweet and thick on my tongue. The night air had cooled the sweat on my skin during...