Chapter 0149

Charlotte and I scoured through some magazines, looking at design ideas for new gowns for the Second

Ball.

Since us candidates needed to conceal our true identities as part of the challenge, Elva and I couldn’t match this time. Therefore, every time we saw a cute kids‘ costume, I showed Elva to see if she cared for

We passed by several options. An owl with lots of feathers. A baby seal with pearly white fur trim. A

chameleon with shimmering fabric that changed colors in different lighting.

Finally, halfway through the third magazine, I stopped at a particular striking gown. It was a butterfly

design, bold and beautiful with wings and an assortment of colors.

“Look at this one.” I turned the magazine to Charlotte, who immediately perked upon seeing it.

“Wow! That’s gorgeous!”

With a butterfly, I liked the theme of rebirth. It felt fitting somehow, to go from my old life as a lowly

caterpillar to someone who could dare to dream of flying among the star–like princes.

Someday soon, I would have to transition again back into a butterfly. But for now, I could don my 1

and fly. 1

wings

challenge,” I said, pointing to the many seams of the gown. The

sewn together

well on the previous gowns

left over from before. The only thing we would need is some

from around

we set that magazine aside. Instead, we began to more adamantly search for Elva’s design. So

costume, she sighed. “Why would I be

other. Then we poured through

acceptable design, a faux–fur trimmed dress with

face.

the magazine from

one! This one, Mommy!”

the magazine again, Charlotte and I poured over

and the patterns,

the fur,” Charlotte said.

we had covered in all our remnants. “We’d

luck, I wasn’t sure we would get

idea,” I said, tapping my

toward the door where Mark was diligently

the matter, Piper?”

need

an order

together, frowning but also clearly considering it. “That’s not typically how

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