Chapter 21: Family Welcome

After we got downstairs, Dax let go of my hand. I felt a little disappointed for some reason. I knew he only had done that to give me more comfort about joining the party.

More people were at the party than I had thought there would be. I didn't see any familiar faces besides Dax, Jared, and Wendy.

I was in over my head. How was I going to be able to handle all of these people? It was too late to go back to my room now that they had seen me.

Not knowing where else to go, I headed for the table with the ice sculpture and admired it. It wasn't as if anyone was trying to chat me up.

As I stood there, Wendy came over to me. Her long black hair was styled in an elegant updo that complimented her face. She even had her lips in this bright red color that I could never pull off.

Her dress was a bright red cocktail dress which she paired with six-inch heels. I could barely walk in two-inch heels. She had some courage for wearing those.

I had no other options of company, so I didn't t