“You do it too.”

“Sorry?”

“Your hands, you fidget. Tap your foot.”

“Oh. Yes.”

“Do you get in trouble?”

“Sometimes… but you shouldn’t hide it.”

“They say there’s something wrong with me.”

“No, my girl, nothing wrong. Only lost.”

“Lost?”

“We are the lost girls.”

“What do you mean?”

“We did everything asked. Smiled when it hurt. Played our given roles. Do you feel like you’re pretending?”

“Sometimes. Most of the time.”

“You don’t need to.”

“What if it’s too late?”

“It’s never too late to find yourself. Even at my age.”

“Even if they don’t like it?”

“Especially then.”