“What are you doing?” Jasmine stood at the door of Dana’s room and peeked in. “I’m getting ready for a date, and I’m looking for what to wear.” Dana rifled through her wardrobe. She was looking for a royal blue A-line dress that she’d bought at a sale a couple of weeks ago and had tucked away until she found the right occasion for it. Today’s appointment was it. “Ah! Found it,” Dana said. She tried on the outfit. The designer dress complemented her eyes, and paired with her favorite cream-colored military-style knee-length spring jacket and a pair of nude pumps, she would fit right in with the mall’s clientele. “A date? With Josh?” Jasmine entered the room and sat at the edge of the bed. “No. With his mother.” Dana ran a pinkish-tinged lip gloss over her lips and dabbed a bit of blush

