the thick, suga
t behind by the snack table. She pushed open the double doors
n the center of the room
her flawless, dewy skin. Hope wore a pristine white
ted Sloan
ned in a carefully practiced,
makeup artists and approached Sloane, her face t
he room could hear her. "Are you doing okay after the terrible
stopped
ed at the shorter girl the way a scientist might examine
lowed her b
ing through the quiet room. "Because that fake, sweet voice
gas
g to her chest. Tears immediately welled up in he
a tight red dress, stepped aggressively i
t trying to be nice. Stop being so bitter and taking your je
e lau
ushed a speck of powdered sugar off
and down. "I didn't realize she hired
de of red. She opened her mouth, d
a PA rushed into the r
iding Sloane's gaze. "Please follow me for the blind
A down a short corridor
s items rested on individual velvet-lined
ravitated toward t
ly crafted crystal stiletto heel. It caught the
nds together tightl
tly, her eyes shining. "It reminds me of
of the group. She narrowe
t of confusion tightened in her stomach. How in the hell did it get he
ame design, the exact same make as the one she had th
f hesitation, Sloa
loor. She reached past Hope and grabbed
e f
e empty velvet. Her lower lip began to quiver aga
ing. "Could you please let me have that one? I
tal heel in her hand. Then she looke
Cinderella," Slo
under her arm, holding it tightl
mask slipped, and a flash of genuine, ugly anger cros
m around Hope's shou
red loudly. "She's just a petty
the registration desk in the corner and slammed the
o settle for a generic, boring silver
ckled over the intercom sp
plete. Return to the loun
in the corner. She tossed the heavy crystal heel up into the air and caught it, o
fa, casting terrified and disgusted glances at
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