Eva Lee is a 17 year-old girl who just escaped her abusive mother. However, her life still doesn't get any better since going to live with her father, who resents her. As she tries to heal from trauma and navigates her place in the world, she meets...
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I was making my way to follow the three stooges until I saw the saleslady put the dress back.
Fuck. The stupid guilt comes back.
You shouldn't ruin her birthday, it says.
I sigh and contemplate about getting it for her. I run my fingers through my hair and my guilt decides and talks for me.
"Oh, hello sir," the saleslady says when she sees me. "Yes, the dress is still available. I can help you checkout here. It's so beautiful, Would you like me to wrap it up?"
"Yes," I answer her. As I take out my wallet to get my card, the saleslady asks me, "Would you like to see our accessory section for the dress?"
I want to say no but I don't. I actually ponder if I should follow the lady and get Eva more things. I become irritated at myself for even considering it. Now is it the guilt still or?
As before, the guilt decides for me again and I nod, "Lead the way."
She gives me a smile and brings us to the shoe's section first. She begins to show me all the shoes they have in stock and I listen intently to her advice. "These heels would look better with the dress." She holds up a platform with holes in the front with only ankle strings to hold them together. I nod at her to continue and hope she doesn't make me pick between the heels with holes in the front or the heels with no holes in the front.
I really don't give a fuck, lady. Just give me whatever you think.
I want to groan because this shit is taking forever but instead I say, "Whatever you think will look better."
Next, we move over to the glass display cases of jewelry and she pulls out all different types and shapes. I feel the same annoyance from the shoe section but I'm thrown off when she asks me, "Would you like to pick out a set, sir?"
I look at this lady and decide if I should just cuss her out for being so stupid.
No I do fucking not want to pick out a set.
She eggs me on as if I should and I know she's trying to help and do her job but fuck. I'm not good at this.
I answer her unsurely with a little of annoyance, "I supposed?"
What the hell does Eva even like anyways? What if she hates it?
"Seems like a special someone if you're doing all of this for them." She says.
I keep my thoughts to myself and I drown out the noise going on around me including the lady's statement. I look at the earrings first and a certain pair catches my eye. My hand goes to pick it up to examine it closer. It seems like two separate earrings but it's not, it contains a back and front piece that dangle closely when together. I notice the back piece being longer than the front and in the shape of a crescent moon. Whereas the front piece is in the shape of a bright star and fits perfectly in between the space of the moon when put together.
