Lola in the Mirror

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of addiction, substance use, graphic violence, and suicidal ideation.

In the sketch, a girl floats and clings to a sketchbook. Just beyond her is a toddler on a giant letterbox. The museum label suggests that the toddler, Christina, is a source of hope and that the sketchbook is a buoy.

Lola watches a mother and a daughter, who has a stuffed lion, leave their house. Bless da Silva closes the front gate, the spot where she spoke to the press about Erica Finlay saving her daughter. Lola notes that when drawing, one needs darkness to create light. However, Christina seems to be only light and no darkness. Lola follows the duo to a park. Kids play while moms chat. Lola lingers by the fence, calling herself a “stalker girl.” When she laughs aloud, Bless hears and meets her eyes. Recognition floods the woman’s face, and Lola knows she must leave.

The sketch presents a girl holding a pen and sketchbook while dressed in a gown. The museum label explains that the stains in the left corner of this hopeful piece contain chlorine.

Charlie and Lola submerge themselves in the backyard pool of a mansion in Hamilton Hill, a neighborhood known for its opulence.