A Fragile Alibi

SIENNA’S POV

The neighborhood looked different in the early afternoon. Softer, maybe, with sunlight making little diamonds on the puddles in the road. I walked up the street slow, hands shoved deep in my jacket pockets, eyes on my shoes. I felt too big for my skin, like I was walking around in a body that didn’t belong to me anymore. My chest ached from crying earlier, but my head was clear. I had