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18 “You look beautiful,” Eric said, watching me from behind the wheel. I squirmed in my seat and smoothed my dress. I donned a one-shoulder, going from hot pink on the top to white on the bottom, with a tight waist and flared skirt. A few vertical lines of translucent sequins added a little bit of sparkle. My long dark hair was pulled up in an intricate ponytail adorned by braids. Silver stilettos and silver jewelry completed my look. Thank goodness, I had taken the splint off a couple of days ago, because it didn’t go well with my outfit. Yes, I guess I looked beautiful, but I felt uncomfortable in such an updo while my father was still in the hospital. I’d begged Eric to leave me out of this one, to go to this damn ball alone. After all, it had been only nine days since my father was