𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘, 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘸𝘰𝘭𝘧

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫; 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭.

𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘
chapter twenty four.
" I've Seen Better Days. "

Having a brown towel wrapped around her body, she carefully steps out of her shower. The cold air picks at her steaming hot skin, sending shivers down her spine. Lilith steps forward — closer to her sink — she raises her hand, and wipes the condensation off the mirror, allowing herself to finally look at herself. It's been three days, nearly four days since the incident; and this is her first time in days that she's finally gotten out of bed — despite forcing herself up to go pee — she's only laid down, slept, and looked up at her ceiling; doing nothing but listening to her own thoughts.

She looks at herself, but it's not Lilith who looks back; instead it's someone else. Someone new. She tries to look at herself the way she used to — the way her friends and family do — but she's no longer the same person. The once happy and joyful girl has now slowly turned into an unfortunate and disappointment. She wonders how she will be able to love herself after what she's done. How can she forgive herself after making a girl beg for her life, and yet not stop until she's dead. How will she ever go back to the once innocent girl she was? Whoever is in the mirror who's looking back at her, is not Lilith. Not the Lilith she wants to be at least.

She hesitantly walks out of her bathroom and into her bedroom, she looks through her closest — trying to find something other than sweatpants and a hoodie to wear — Stiles' orders, his words being: "Wear sweatpants or a hoodie, and I promise you I'll rip your ears off." Finally after an hour of forcing herself to look somewhat presentable she looks at herself in the mirror once more, before leaving the house and driving and school — Lydia choosing to stay home for the day.

Once she arrives at school, she takes her time to get out of her car and walk towards the school — already missing her first two classes — she glances down at what she's wearing, wishing she chose to wear something comfortable and risk getting her ear ripped off than something uncomfortable and keep an ear. She wears low rise blue jeans, a gray striped sweater, paired with a dark leather jacket, and black high top shoes.