"He simply felt that if he could carry away the vision of the spot of earth she walked on, and the way the sky and sea enclosed it, the rest of the world might seem less empty."
Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence
I slapped the frame of the door in anger and frustration. It was one of Ken's damn important friends. Oh, and I had promised not to hit them. I cursed under my breath like a sailor on profanity steroids.
I cleaned and dried my body off. I remembered something that Fionn had taught me. She took me aside one evening after I had been made fun of for my cheap, second-hand clothes at school. "Let's get you some new clothes. I have learned it's best to always dress in public as if you were meeting your worst enemy. It keeps things simple and everyone in their place."
It was one of
