Girl Oil: A Tor.com Original

By Grace P. Fong

Chelle's friend, Wenqian, has everything Chelle doesn't. A slim figure, pale skin, and most notably the affection of her longtime friend Preston. Like the ocean waves she calls home, Chelle feels transparent and overflowing all at once. So when she's given body oil that promises to fix all of her mistakes, she'll use as much as it takes to reach perfection; no matter how much it hurts.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: Mar 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9781250874344

Book preview

Today, I am made of water. My thick legs propel me through the surf, and my skin tans where the sun kisses. Foam licks my neck, beckoning me to swim farther, but I look back to shore. Preston shakes his sun-bleached mane as he whispers the last breath of Dani California. The blue waves break against his toes, and I am caught in the sand beneath his feet.

But his eyes and hands rest on her alabaster thigh. Wenqian adjusts the sunglasses on her button nose and gingerly hands me my towel when I emerge from the water. I am starkly aware of her slim wrists and, liquid armor gone, how comparatively large mine are. I clutch the wrap around my shoulders, trying to compress my fleshy land