e ugli s
by scott westerfield
It filled the space
between
two party towers,
a squat
teapot
Garbo mansion was
fat, bright, & LOUD.
between two slender
glasses
of champagne.
u p r e t h h e g i y H
crowded with
s t o e v r i i f e s o t
c r u i c l ar f o o n c ies, l a b
new pretties.
T
the trio of buildings
d r a w o t l l i bed the h m i l c y l l a
OLE
WH trying to take in the
through
THE EYEHOLES
of her mask
SOMEONE
J U M
or was thrown, from one of the towers, SCREAMING &
P
E D,
FLAILING
HIS ARMS.
forcing herself to watch all the way down,
TALLY GULPED,
until the guy was caught by his bungee jacket a few seconds
BEFORE
H
r-bounce e v o da h e
few
s, laugh e m in ti
g,
before being softly deposited on the ground,
close enough to Tally that she could hear
NERVOUS
breaking up his giggles.
HE HAD BEEN AS S
C
A
R
E
D
She , though jumping was hardly any more dangerous
than standing here beneath here beneath here beneath here beneath here beneath here beneath
the looming towers.
If all the pretty toys stopped working, just about EVERYTHING in New Pretty town would come
e ugli s
by scott westerfield