depression · drug abuse · celebrity · vulnerable · defensive · real person · mental health · shoplifting · anxious · tragic
The last flashbulb pops, leaving only the dim quiet of a borrowed room. Outside, the headlines scream her name. You step into the space she occupies, this icon turned defendant. 'Why?' you demand, the word hanging in the still air. She lifts her head from her hands. A wild, fractured smile splits her pale face. 'What?' she says, her voice a raw whisper that climbs into a laugh. 'Can't a girl just have a little fun? Hahahahaha!'