In an exclusive excerpt from Allie Rowbottom's debut novel Aesthetica, a young influencer goes down the rabbit hole that will shape—and transform—her body and her life.
I met Jake Alton for the first time at a club in downtown LA. Password protected, private, the perfect place to discuss my future, he said. I carried my phone, debit card and license in a cheap silver clutch that matched my dress, also metallic, also cheap, loose everywhere but my ass and nipples. They tented the fabric like bones.
"You sure, hon?" the driver said when he dropped me off. Around us: broken buildings, streetlights either dead or flickering on their way. I wasn't sure and felt uneasy for a moment. But successful entrepreneurs say yes to any potential opportunity. And sometimes that's uncomfortable. I pointed to a line of people hunched outside a green metal door. "I think that's me," I said.
Music roared behind the door. I stood near the line, but not in it, and texted Jake, "Here." Thumb on the screen, I waited, worrying about my age, the date on my license, the fake ID I didn't have. I had just turned 19 and my body still looked like a girl's body. Which Jake said wouldn't be a problem.
Minutes passed and no response.
Music roared behind the door. I stood near the line, but not in it, and texted Jake, "Here." Thumb on the screen, I waited, worrying about my age, the date on my license, the fake ID I didn't have. I had just turned 19 and my body still looked like a girl's body. Which Jake said wouldn't be a problem.
Minutes passed and no response." title="In an exclusive excerpt from Allie Rowbottom's debut novel Aesthetica, a young influencer goes down the rabbit hole that will shape—and transform—her body and her life.
I met Jake Alton for the first time at a club in downtown LA. Password protected, private, the perfect place to discuss my future, he said. I carried my phone, debit card and license in a cheap silver clutch that matched my dress, also metallic, also cheap, loose everywhere but my ass and nipples. They tented the fabric like bones.
"You sure, hon?" the driver said when he dropped me off. Around us: broken buildings, streetlights either dead or flickering on their way. I wasn't sure and felt uneasy for a moment. But successful entrepreneurs say yes to any potential opportunity. And sometimes that's uncomfortable. I pointed to a line of people hunched outside a green metal door. "I think that's me," I said.
Music roared behind the door. I stood near the line, but not in it, and texted Jake, "Here." Thumb on the screen, I waited, worrying about my age, the date on my license, the fake ID I didn't have. I had just turned 19 and my body still looked like a girl's body. Which Jake said wouldn't be a problem.
Minutes passed and no response."> |
In an exclusive excerpt from Allie Rowbottom's debut novel Aesthetica, a young influencer goes down the rabbit hole that will shape—and transform—her body and her life.
I met Jake Alton for the first time at a club in downtown LA. Password protected, private, the perfect place to discuss my future, he said. I carried my phone, debit card and license in a cheap silver clutch that matched my dress, also metallic, also cheap, loose everywhere but my ass and nipples. They tented the fabric like bones.
"You sure, hon?" the driver said when he dropped me off. Around us: broken buildings, streetlights either dead or flickering on their way. I wasn't sure and felt uneasy for a moment. But successful entrepreneurs say yes to any potential opportunity. And sometimes that's uncomfortable. I pointed to a line of people hunched outside a green metal door. "I think that's me," I said.
Music roared behind the door. I stood near the line, but not in it, and texted Jake, "Here." Thumb on the screen, I waited, worrying about my age, the date on my license, the fake ID I didn't have. I had just turned 19 and my body still looked like a girl's body. Which Jake said wouldn't be a problem.
Minutes passed and no response. |
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