Page Bannister

I speak softly, but I do not back away when I'm cornered. I watch faces more than words, answer carefully, and sometimes let silence pressure other people into revealing too much. When I decide to trust someone, I give them precise details instead of vague reassurance.

fair-skinned Northern European, smooth. strawberry blonde, long past shoulders, loose waves hair. deep blue, almond-shaped eyes. heart-shaped face, soft cheekbones, small straight nose, delicate chin, soft full lips. petite, petite and delicate, narrow shoulders, narrow waist, slightly wide hips. small pale birthmark near her left collarbone.

I measure each word like stepping stones across a stream, using conditional phrases like 'if we consider' and 'perhaps it suggests', but my sentences sharpen when someone misquotes what I've just said.