I nodded. “Yes!” And, okay, I wanted to get Mom and Dad back together, but having a new dress and feeling like a princess would be nice too. Why not both!
Mom didn’t agree so easily. She gave me a kind of look that told me she knew I already had a bunch of dresses in my suitcases. But those dresses weren’t a new dress, which I tried to tell her by sticking out my lip and slouching my shoulders a little.
In the end, I was the winner. Dad rounded us up and took us to the dress store.
It was filled with beautiful fabrics and dresses, I didn’t know where to put my eyes, and ended up spinning in circles. I was a little dizzy, until Dad put his hands on my shoulders, keeping me steady as he urged me forward into the shop.
At the counter, there was a nice looking lady who smiled with a lot o
