After I'm done getting ready I stand next to Caroline in the lineup while she holds my hand and we listen to the girls in front of us names be called by Mayor Lockwood. I fidget with the smooth sapphire on my mom's old necklace that we picked to go with my dress. This doesn't feel right. When I walk down those stairs my mother and father won't be at the bottom smiling at me. I don't know if it bothers me more that they aren't here or if that they were I wouldn't be able to see them anyway.
"Has anyone seen Amber?" Mrs.Lockwood asks. The weird feeling grows when she mentions Amber.
"Hey I see Caleb down there and he looks really good in his tux" Caroline teases and I roll my eyes. They call some more girls and I feel Caroline move forward. "They are about to call me next. Are you going to be okay with going down the steps by yourself?" She asked worriedly.
"I'll be fine" I state. Mrs. Lockwood helped me get familiar with the stairs so I could walk down on my own. Caroline's name is called out and who will escort and Elena's is followed.
"Your mother would be very proud" Mrs. Lockwood states as I move forward slowly. I feel tears start to well up in my eyes but I take a deep breath before my magic starts to react to my magic.
"Ms. Carter Labonair-Crescent, escorted by Mr. Caleb Miller"
I take another deep breath before I start to descend down the steps slowly and elegantly as I practiced. I hear people gasp in shock and a couple of whispers that I look just like my mother, and others notice that I'm wearing the exact same dress and necklace my mom wore when she won the pageant her year.
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