Her eyes showed panic at the idea of her parents finding out. "Please?" she pleaded before turning away again and looking more resigned. She supposed They would find out anyway once they saw the state of the house.
"I... I brought a book home from school. It... she hesitated through nerves, lack of a better description and the continued lack of breath she was suffering. "It has a jungle inside it, and erm... the jungle spills out when its open." she shrugged, there it was she guessed, it sounded silly "I'm going to take it back in September... will my skin get better?" she said nervously looking at the nasty blistering.
Her name is pronounced similarly to Penelope