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Sadie

As always, I looked aood at their job After securing the knot on the black silk beach cover, I turned to a large mirror to make sure I hadn’t messed up any of their hard work

Cat eyes undy lipstick both hter they appliedolden curls

Yeah, I looked good, but I didn’t look like me

I sighed, feeling tired all of a sudden All I wanted to do was put on a pair of sweatpants and curl up on my couch I’d been up all day and, because of the shoas guaranteed a long night as well

Glancing at a clock the Ballrooe, I saw that it was nearly 9 pm Time for me to take my place in line

I lined up behind a pretty redhead and tried to put myself in that headspace I needed before I could confidently step out on the runway and put on a show After years ofinto the blank place in

I felt a little less reticent given that I was about to walk in a charity show Each year, the Las Vegas Venetian Resort Ballrooanza The richest of the rich from all over the world turned up, ready to show off just howthe out the less fortunate

The soothing classical e It was tooand returned backstage Thea bit more upbeat and the first woman stepped onto the runway

It wasn’t long before it was my turn Before I stepped out from the concealment of the curtain, I took a deep breath Then I raised my chin, put on coy expression that I was known for, and stepped out onto the stage

I sto with each step The black silk dress I wore picked up the wind and flared aroundthe perfect amount of movement

I was about halfway down the long runhen I saw hi my life forever