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“Okay, how about this one?” I stepped out of the walk-in closet where Kate and Lily were sitting. Fortunately, a few of my dresses had been brought over, but everything I owned was very… stiff and polished.
While I had attended many parties, I knew this birthday celebration would be different from those I was usually forced to attend.
“It’s…” My sister searched for the right words.
“Nice,” Lily finished.
“It feels wrong,” I said, tugging the sleeves down a little further.
I had changed—not just since last night, but probably since I met Chris. This dress felt restrictive and uncomfortable, and I couldn’t stop fidgeting with it, trying to rearrange it.
“Well, try another one,” my sister suggested.
“They’re all the same, and I just…”
“Just what?” she asked.
“Want to bu
