when i get home

broom broom.
watching the house disappear into the distance behind the head of the person in the back seat.
"there's no-one there honey."
"but i can see them."
"stop pretending."

sit down. listen. obey. be a good little girl. be the kind of girl other girls want to be. be the kind of girl other girls hate because they are constantly being compared to you by their parents because you're the kind of girl they want their daughters to be. be the one who everyone looks at at the parties, the one every guy wants to get their hands on and the one every girl avoids. be the one who never has any friends.

and when you return home the lights will be on for you,
because everybody awaits your arrival.