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heart. And no one had been able to fix it since then.
    I began packing right away, I had a flight to catch. Going back home could only mean good things, and if those good things included Katie, then I was more than happy to go.

Three. -Katherine
     
    I sighed as I went through my clothes a third time, even though I knew a dress wouldn’t magically appear. I just kept hoping that maybe I had missed something; something I could wear to a fancy lunch at the Masons’. But no, the only dress that looked fancy enough was three sizes too small, thanks to my new treasures . I had last worn it to our high school farewell dinner, so of course it wouldn’t fit. But a desperate girl had to try.
    After my chance meeting with Helen, we had talked and did some catching up. Rather, she had talked and I had apologized the entire time. She was having none of it though, and wanted us to go back to the way we were. I didn’t know if that was possible, or if I even wanted it. But the words maid of honor had been mentioned and I had left Note Café as fast as I could. I had, however, agreed to attend her engagement party, but I wasn’t making any promises.
    “Are you still alive or have you pulled out all your extensions?” Adam called out.
    I smiled and shook my head as I shouted back, “I can’t afford extensions!”
    Adam walked in and leaned against my bedroom door, “You are lucky you have such beautiful hair anyway, I’m so jealous.”
    “What is that?” I pointed to the gift bag he was holding.
    He gave me his signature smirk and handed it to me, “An early birthday gift.”
    “If it’s lingerie again I swear I will show up at your apartment in a trench coat with only your gift underneath!”
    He grimaced, making me feel proud of myself as I proceeded to open said gift. Adam always got me weird gifts and the last two years it had been lingerie with weird prints and cartoon jokes. So I wasn’t expecting a gorgeous red cocktail dress when I opened the bag, which left me speechless. I just looked up at him and walked to give him a peck on the cheek.
    “I thought you would want something to wear to your snobby friend’s…”
    “She’s not snobby,” I tried to defend but Adam rolled his eyes.
    “Come on, her name is Helen! It doesn’t get snobbier than that. Besides, I can smell snob from a mile away. ”
    I raised a brow, “Maybe because you are a snob yourself?”
    He grinned, “True, but you love me.”
    I shook my head but smiled, shooing him out so I could change into my new dress. It fit like a glove, if gloves could make me look like a million dollars. Better than a million in fact, it made me feel young again. I looked myself over and couldn’t help the grin that emerged on my face, I looked good.
    “Adam!”
    “What is going- good lord?! Who you and what have you done to my Kate?”
    “I got a fairy godmother,” I laughed, twirling for effect.
    “I will accept the fairy part but never liken me to a woman again!”
    “Ohhh, I am so scared.”
    We both laughed and when the moment passed, I thanked him earnestly for the gift, silently vowing to pay him back somehow. I checked my watch and breathed in relief when I realized I still had an hour to spare. Which gave me time to properly do my makeup, something I rarely did nowadays. I wondered if my powder had not expired already, which made me decide just to put a bit of lipstick only and ditch the makeup.
    “You look snobby now, I am so proud,” Adam dabbed at nonexistent tears at the corner of his eye.
    I rolled my eyes at his dramatic antics and checked to see if all my plugs and switches were off before exiting my tiny apartment. Caitlin was with Adam’s mom and I would pick her up on my way from the snob fest , as he kept dubbing it. I still worried about her every second I was away from her, but there was no one I trusted more with her than Adam’s family. Since my own family had practically disowned me and my child, they were all I had.
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