The Definition of Exposure.

Kylie is dumbfounded as Greg grabs his chin and tugs. He winces and peels the skin upward.

She is aware that her words are starting to run dry: they’re only drizzling from her mouth now. She bites her lip to contain the last of them. And as her legs take a step backward, she feels her neck stretching, propelling her wide eyes closer.

He’s peeling at his nose.

She feels her legs take yet another step back.

And as the light catches what is underneath, she wonders why she couldn’t see it before.