22: Lila

Stephanie gave me a beautiful emerald dress to wear to the ceremony. I hadn't come with much. Luke said he would take Ezra and me shopping later this week. The dress, though, was breathtaking. It was floor length with wide straps on the shoulders, which is something I need to be able to wear a bra. It had a high slit up the thigh, which made me a bit uncomfortable. I'm not used to showing that much of my body, and I wasn't sure how I would sit without it riding up even higher. Stephanie helped with my makeup as I didn't know how to do much.

When I was ready, I looked like me but also like someone else. I had never felt so elegant. The last piece was putting on shoes. Stephanie had a few pairs for me to try. There was a pair of cute black heels that were open-toe with straps that came up around my ankles. I put them on and tried walking. I had never in my life worn a pair of heels, and I fell right off the bat. Stephanie tried to help, but I didn't have enough time to practice. It was