Story: @Tangerine_Freckles Image: Google ▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞▞ Alice examed her face in the mirror. She had always been told that she looked like her dad. The nine-year-old had never met her dad. He was an unspoken topic. Alice ran her thin fingers through her long ginger curls. She smiled wide, showing off her small, pearly white teeth. "Boo!" Alice screeched as two hands clasped down on her shoulders. Tears welled in her eyes, and she tried wrenching away from the thing behind her. She jerked away and crashed her forehead into the hallway mirror. Laughter erupted behind her. Crying, she turned around. Sage was doubled over, clutching her stomach and laughing like a maniac. Alice hugged her arms tightly to her chest. Her head throbbed, and her nerves were a wreck.