Alice Xu

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

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“Lost” by Alice Xu

Submitted to Contest #35

Lost was the name of the ridiculous color of lipstick I was swabbing on my lips. I braced myself on the vanity, looking at the stranger in the cracked mirror. I could hardly recognize this mask I'd thrown on. The girl in the mirror looked strong. Confident. Her deep red lips were slightly parted. Her flawlessly tan skin and newly rouged cheeks seemed perfect in every way. But her eyes were mine, pain flashing in them. Today was the first day of spring, March 19. Spring should mean hope. Today was far from it. Today was also th...

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Hey! I'm a fourteen-year-old aspiring writer.