Madelyn and I are sitting on the carpet in her childhood bedroom. Leona is sitting opposite and doing manicures, painting our toes with a powder pink varnish for my best friend, and orange for me. I'm thrilled because I've decided to wear a pair of heeled sandals tomorrow, and it will look a lot nicer with my nails done. It might seem ridiculous to buy high heels when I'm not even going to walk in them, but I fell in love with this style and wanted to indulge myself. At least, unlike the other women in the audience, I’ll be able to wear them all night long without fear of blisters or sore feet!
I joined the two sisters in the early evening. As I arrived later than expected, they immediately asked me about the reason for my delay. Ever since I announced that it was because of Leo's surpris
