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glowing!"
She laughed, and I wondered if she really
believed it or was just having fun and teasing me. Just under an hour later, Stuart called and
arranged to pick me up by eleven. We still hadn't
heard from Jade or Star. Misty helped me clean up the
house, but criticized me for being too vigilant about it. "You act as if we're going to have an
inspection. Geraldine's not coming back," she
emphasized. Then she showered, dressed, and was
ready for Chris when he came.
"Would you like to go with us?" he asked after
Misty and I greeted him at the door.
"She can't. She has a date," Misty sang. "Cat's
on the prowl," she told him, and followed it with a
long meow that made us both laugh. "I'll call you
later," she cried out as she left the house.
I returned to my room and spent the rest of my
time in front of my new vanity mirror trying to decide
if I needed a darker lipstick, more makeup on my
cheeks, or less eye shadow on my lids. It all made me
so nervous, I finally just washed my face and put on
the same lipstick I had on the night before.
I had bell-bottom jeans to wear that would go
over my cast, but I hated how I looked in them. My
hips were too wide. Instead, l chose one of my new
skirts, a blouse, and a cardigan sweater, which I didn't
button. Searching through the bag of jewelry Jade had
discovered in Geraldine's safe, I found a gold bracelet
and a gold ring with diamond baguettes that fit my
pinky finger. When the doorbell rang, I quickly
sprayed on some of the cologne Jade had brought me
