The sound of Piper rummaging through her closet echoed through our New Orleans home as I sat on my bed, trying to sort through the complicated emotions swirling in my chest.
"What about this one?" Piper emerged from her room holding up a emerald green sundress that perfectly complemented her olive skin. "Lo loves when I wear green."
"It's perfect," I said, forcing enthusiasm into my voice.
Piper paused in her fashion show, studying me with knowing eyes. "Okay, spill. You should be bouncing off the walls right now. Brandon's literally minutes away, and you're sitting here looking like someone cancelled Mardi Gras."
"I'm excited," I insisted, but the words felt hollow.
"Girl, please," Yue's voice chimed in my mind. "We both know that's not true."
"Are you?" Piper pressed, settling besi
