Ugly Models

March 2020

“Puddles reflected car lights like winking windows. Adriana scurried through the rain, looking for the address of the agency. When she found it, she sheltered in the building entrance to shake out her umbrella. Water droplets flew over the steps. Her new top was wet. She checked her phone and posted on her social-media feed: Overslept, kids didn’t wake me, had to stand on the bus, now drenched! I think I’m Bridget Jones! *Smiley emoji* Her friends would find that hilarious. She had a big following. She thought about taking a selfie of her wet top, but she’d already posted her tits three times this week. Someone pinged her back: Good luck at the interview!”

Published in LitroNY Online Journal based in New York City, March 2020