"Do you know how beautiful you are?"
Pearl looked up from what she was doing and took a second to process what the other had said. Rose Quartz, the definition of beautiful, was calling her the same thing? Maybe she misheard. Yes, that must have been it... but Pearl was certain she heard correctly. Her cheeks flushed blue and her heart dropped down to the bottom of her feet then back up to her throat. She felt jittery as if she were high. “T-thank you!” was all she could manage to squeak out. Why would Rose lie to her?











