Something about the girl seems familiar, but I can't place her. Maybe... Oh! That's it! Last time I saw her I think she had brown hair. She was with some awkward girl and some moody guy. She's a lot quieter now, though. She looks really serious, and maybe... scared? I dunno. Whatever. I wring up the makeup and the...
"Are you old enough to buy this?" I ask, looking skeptically at her young face and the Budd Light. She flashes an ID, though, and no matter how fake it looks, I'm not a cop so I ignore it. As she shows me the card, though, I can't help but notice some pretty gnarly scarring on her wrist. She must do that a lot.
I normally don't talk much, but I can't help pasting on a sympathetic smile before she walks away. "Have a nice day!" I say quietly. Who knows what she's going home to.
***
Trey met her at the door.
"Where have you been?" he asked, sounding more annoyed than  curious.
"I went to the store," Dawn said quietly. 
"You went to the store hours ago."
"Yeah, and then I met up with Tony and-"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"You my phone," she shot back with a bit more attitude than her boyfriend seemed to like.
"Hey, I thought it was 'our' phone," he said defensively.
"Yeah," she mumbled, "'ours'... and my daddy pays for it..."
"What was that?"
"Nothing... Trey! Stop it!"
"What, now I can't get love or any respect?"
"I'm not in the mood," she grumbled, trying to pry his hands off her waist. "Trey, let go!"
"Chill, baby! I'm just playing!"
"Whatever." she started to walk away but her wrapped his arms around behind her.
"You know I love you, right, baby?" he asked.
"I love you too," she said somewhat sincerely, somewhat helplessly. She did love him. He might be controlling and a bit mean when he got drunk, but he loved her, too. Why else would he get so jealous when she hung out with other guys? And of course he didn't want her at her own house, her parents might not let her leave again. She knew they meant well, but they were so controlling, and it really seemed to upset Trey. And he got her weed. Who would pay that much for someone they didn't love?