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Chapter One

Taylor

“How does my dress look?” I turned around to check myself in the mirror and adjusted a couple of wrinkles in the fabric

“It looks fine” My younger sister, Anna, looked up froed “Why do you care anyway? It’s not like you’re going to buy anything”

“I want to blend in with the crowd—the best way to do that is to look like I belong there” My shoulders sluhed

I totally don’t look like I belong there

There was an art auction—technically, it was just a previe for the art that was going to be auctioned so potential bidders could figure out what they wanted to bid on before the actual auction took place Every year, Wellington’s gave a few tickets to the art department at Carson Cove University so that a few students could come to the art show It was a once in a lifetime opportunity forto have the kind of wealth required to get a real invitation

I didn’t expect to actually hen I entered my naht twenty raffle ticketsto do with it too It was e, and my last chance to attend the art show, so I decided to take a risk Thankfully, it paid off

“Have you seenand started digging through it

“Why would you ask ain “If anyone in this house is borrowing your lipstick, it’s not o when she was getting ready for her date with Brad—or was it, Steve?”

“Right…” I nodded and made a beeline for my mother’s bedroom

Anna would rather die than wear lipstick