The dresses were delivered four hours before the party. It took my mother and Snow that long to get ready. You’d have thought they were meeting with some sovereign. But to Mother, money is money.
The Bear estate is lavish, the driveway itself something out of a fairytale. Beautiful Japanese Cherry blossom trees in full bloom sway along the drive, their boughs creating a pink canopy overhead. We couldn’t ride in Mother’s car, the brakes were out. Instead, we took a cab. When it pulls in behind the other cars, it’s quite embarrassing as there is a procession of sorts.
Each car pulls up and is greeted by a man dressed in a full tuxedo complete with gloves and a top hat. Then he opens the door, while another helps each car’s occupants. I watch in horror as the taxi driver comes to a stop.
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