“Don’t cross the street without looking both ways,” adds Ashlee.
“But don’t dawdle,” says Raina.
“Yeah, don’t get distracted on your way,” Bernice says, wagging her finger at Ruby.
“Or, actually, you know what?” says Ruby. “Maybe don’t even be out there, on the street, not if it’s dark, not if you’re alone, not if you’re a kid, not if you’re a woman, not without a rape whistle around your neck, not without pepper spray clutched in your hand, not, anyway, if you’re wearing that outfit.”
“But, I mean, don’t be a prude either,” says Ashlee, pulling at the hem of her dress.