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I tried to force myself out of my funk and follow Vienna’s happy chatter By the ti spot at Macy’s, I was mentally drained
“Co open her door and hopped out
“Snap out of it, Juliet,” I whispered to lance at ers, I gave up, grabbed my purse, and stepped out of the car
Vienna was a seasoned shopper She started at one end of the large dress departh racks of dresses “Nope Nope Prom dress fro ers
I wandered away toward a display of lacy dresses in shades of pink and peach “Vienna,” I called
“Oh!” she squealed and hurried over, grabbing a dress in a bright shade of peach and pressing it against her chest “It’s perfect, don’t you think?”
“Honestly, yes” I nodded toward the dressing room “Go try it on”
“No, let’s find so for you, first” She draped the dress over her arm and pushed me toward a wall display of flowered dresses
Bright orange and purple caught my eye and I reached out to touch the fabric
“Oooo,” Vienna sighed “I like that”
“You do?” I plucked the hanger off the rack and held up the dress for inspection Abstract flowers in vibrant shades of purple, lilac, and round
“Let’s go” She snatched the dress out ofrooms
We closed ourselves in adjacent dressing rooms Carefully, I slid into the dress I couldn’t quite reach the zipper, though
“I need to find a plunge bra” Vienna knocked onfor my answer
“Can you zip it?” I asked
I turned and held up ether we stared at ourselves in the three-way mirror
She placed her hands at my waist “This is perfect on you”
Gauzy sleeves fluttered at my shoulders, and a deep, wide V showed off e than I was norht above my knees “You don’t think it’s too…I don’t know, bold? It’s a little mature for me, no?”
Vienna’s pretty face screwed into a scowl “You’re eighteen It’s your graduation dress It should be ‘ed on the ends of my hair “It looks really pretty on you Enhances your coloring”
“Thanks” I glanced down again and twisted s
“But,” Vienna added, “we need to find you a strapless bra” She ski over my bra straps
My cheeks heated I’d never had aI’d learned was from Vienna