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“Alice, this is the tenth dress I’ve tried on,” I said,
standing on the small podium in her shop. It was my lunch break. Peter was
holding down the fort at my office while I was trying on dresses for the
banquet for the firemen, which I later found out was more of a ball. It was the
Annual Firefighter’s Ball and Awards Ceremony. It was black tie. My little
black dress wasn’t going to cut it, though it did go with the color scheme.
Alice insisted on making me a gown. However, when she found out about it, the
day before yesterday, it was too late. Hence, my marathon dress trying on
adventure during my lunch hour. Plus, there was a dress code. It was a black
and white ball. So, my dress had to be either black or white.
“Well, if you weren’t a slacker and waited to the last
minute, I would have made you
something amazing,” Alice snapped. “The ball is tomorrow, Bella! I mean,
really! I don’t even know what silhouette you want! I will be up most of the
night making alterations! ARGH!”
“I’m sorry, Alice,” I frowned, hating that I was making my
friend so flustered. “Edward told me about it and I just forgot with the
opening of the office, our trip, the photo shoot, Victoria…”