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“And I need so else” She pointed to her chest The lacy dress was rather deh that her bra peeked out

We dressed in our regular clothes and Vienna erie depart the right one

Last we hit the shoe department

“These,” Vienna declared, thrusting a pair of deep purple suede heels in my face

“I’ll break ers over the velvety leather “They’re pretty, though”

“They’re really not that high,” she insisted

Once again, she thrust ht I’d never wear The three-inch heels were easier to walk in than I expected While Vienna tried on and discarded several pairs of shoes, I practiced walking across a stage

“Hopefully, I won’t face-plant when I accept my diploma” I dropped the shoes in the box and closed the lid

“Yay!” Vienna punched her fists in the air “I’ them”

Laughing, I adjusted the bags in ht, V”

She grinned “Let’s go to the food court and grab pizza”

I groaned “Can what they serve even be considered pizza?”

“Coed me into the mall

I wasn’t looking forward to going home, anyway

The food court was jaed to find a table I tucked s between my feet and nibbled on my too-hot-to-eat-yet pizza, while Vienna cut her slice into neat triangles

“Hey, polka dots”

I groaned when I recognized the voice

“Douchebag Dougie,” Vienna sneered “Shouldn’t you be on the curb with the rest of the trash?”

The two guys with Doug guffawed and punched his shoulder I recognized one who’d graduated a year earlier and the other was Jameson

“Juliet, right?” the older guy said

Surprised, I grabbed a napkin and dabbed my lips “That’s me”

“You knowslapped his friend’s chest “Took our team to the State Championships last year”