“Okay, you say it first,” says Ruth.<\/p>\n
“Catholic,” says Rhi. It sounds like a word; it reminds Ruth vaguely of incense.<\/p>\n
“Now you,” she says.<\/p>\n
“Catholic,” says Topaz, and in her mouth it’s filthy: a shirt untucked and a sullen pout, short plaid skirts, guilt and rulers; cigarettes in a grubby green bathroom–her first tampon, secrets, the hungry eyes of bullies. It sounds like too late on a Friday night, passing around filched peppermint schnapps, bad lighting and whispering the Hail Mary while somebody feels you up.<\/p>\n
“See?” says Ruth.<\/p>\n
“No!” says Rhi.<\/p>\n
“Is my favorite flavor,” Topaz adds, grinning.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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