Star's Point of View:
As my mom is trying to lighten the mood I notice something on her arm as she has it raised. What the...? Come to think of it, when has she ever worn long sleeves? Fane looks over at me in a quizzical manner. Before even thinking, I find I'm suddenly in front of my mom. I pull up her sleeves despite her nervous banter and see the bruises. There's a chemical smell around her and her face appears a little different. ...Coverup? Why?...I turn around and grab a tissue off the coffee table and begin wiping the layers of foundation and makeup off of my mother's face. By the time I am done, there's a huge bruise on her upper left cheekbone in the clear pattern of a handprint. Everyone is silent.
Nobody really told us why Persephone and my mother came here together.
