And as time dragged on, she wanted to prove to her mother that she wasn't a recluse. She was going out with her mask on for the first time. It hid her imperfections from the world. The mask had two holes where you could barely see her pale skin contrasted against her dull, brown eyes. There was also a carved section where her mouth was, but there was a sort of mesh hiding her raw lips. She gnawed at them relentlessly as a torturous shiver crawled down her spine.
