Lily is a girl stuck between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, she doesn’t feel safe returning home to her bigoted parents. On the other, staying inside her dorms will almost ensure months of crippling social isolation as the world locks down in the face of the pandemic. She chooses to stay.
Flash forward several months. Lily’s online girlfriend decides to check up on her despite the lockdown and the distance between the two of them. Lily is dismissive, as even if the professional photographer could pull the strings needed to visit her and break lockdown, it could still be days, if not weeks, worth of driving.
When a photo of her dorm is sent to her private messages in a matter of hours, questions and worries begin to emerge. Who, or what, is her girlfriend “Alabaster,” and would she even accept Lily for who she is?
Chapter 1: The Girl on the Other SideAlabaster84: I’m really worried about you. Alabaster84: I know things have been rough, but it will get better. I promise. Alabaster84: The lockdown has us all on the ropes. Don’t blame yourself for… Alabaster84: You know what? Alabaster84: I’m going to come over. Don’t ask me how I’m coming over during the pandemic, but I am. I need to visit my sis anyways. Lilackz: I have no idea how you’re going to do that, it’s lockdown. Lilackz: I get that you’re worried about me. Lilackz: I’m worried about me too. Lilackz: On the plus side I’ve managed to drag myself outside to buy food for once. Lilackz: *Insert world’s wimpiest cheer* I scowled as I closed my phone. I knew my friend was just trying to help, but lying about her ability to comfort me was
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