Chapter 13
Memory’s family was already at the lighting ceremony when she made her way over after locking up the shop. She’d taken a few extra minutes to change into a bright red sweater and her favorite dark blue jeans. The ones she’d worn all day weren’t dirty, but she thought she may as well look her best if she was going to go to the trouble of standing near Dak at the ceremony. She’d fixed her makeup, put on some red lipstick that matched her hat, scarf, and gloves, and brushed out her hair. And maybe sprayed on a little bit of her favorite vanilla-scented perfume.... She wasn’t necessarily trying to impress him, but why not look her best if she could?
Ellie had been talking about the ceremony all day, even staying past 2:00 when she’d normally been leaving the shop so that she could
