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“You don’t want to go to college?”
“I’ood at school I think it would be such a waste,” she said, as she set a few more dresses on the bed
“But aren’t you going to USC?”
“Yeah, but not by choice My dad is an aluet in I want to be a fashion designer I’d rather go to art school, but when Ito have a heart attack So I haven’t brought it up again” She took one of the dresses and brought it up toabout this depressing stuff”
“Why, what are we doing?” I asked, as I looked at the dress she was holding up to me It was a slinky black outfit that looked like it wouldn’t even cover my ass
“Well, if you’re going to spend the summer with me, what better way to start it than with a party?” Justine said, as she thrust the dress at e We don’t have all night, and I still have to do your make-up”
“I don’t really know about this dress…,” I hedged, exa the outfitit up There was no way this was going to fit me
Justine sighed “Look, this su to have to trust me I’ve lived here my whole life! I know exactly what to do in order to fit in Don’t you want to fit it?”
The idea of sticking out was not at all appealing to me I already felt alien around my own family I looked back at Justine and s to have the best suht Dani, hellbent on her studies Instead, this was supposed to be a su myself with family
So I shot a weak s to take me places I had never been before, so I took a deep breath and nodded my head
“Good,” she said, that wicked so try on that dress
A few hours later, I was already regretting it I pulled my dress down for the ninth tiest house I had ever seen … at least, that day The mansion was an enormous white monster, kind of like a cross between the White House and Buckingham Palace, if that’s possible Music blared frohts flashed in the s I put my arms around my shoulders, already a little nervous
Justine turned toher head to the side “Stop with the aard hand hts If you go in there like that, they’re going to eat you alive”
“But this dress,” I said, as I pulled the fabric down again, trying to bring the hem to my knees “It doesn’t fit!”
“Stop yanking at it,” Justine scolded She swattedto stretch it! And besides, that dress looks freaking hot on you You look a”
I had to admit that at least I didn’t feel like myself After only an hour, my cousin had transformed me into another person Justine was a ith makeup and she’d swept blush and bronzer over my face until I actually looked like I had cheekbones My eyes were hot and itchy with lued to my sides out of fear that I’d ruin her artwork
I could adreat too Sure, it was uncoedmy curves look like curves and not fat lumps But that didn’t stop the fact that I felt utterly naked in the thin piece of material I knew I’d have been more comfortable in jeans
Justine went to knock on the door I could hearon the other side “Just take a deep breath I’ll be right next you I won’t let anything happen to you, I promise”
I took a deep breath and nodded “Okay,” I said finally “But you better not ditch me”
The door was unlocked, and reeted us as the blonde led me inside I shut the door behind s There were people everywhere, pouring out of every roo red cups So It looked exactly like the parties I had seen in all the typical teen movies The only difference was you could tell these kids weren’t your typical kids They screa clothes that I’d never seen the likes of before – real designer stuff, not souys were dressed up in h school kids I was used to seeing back at hoular jeans