Achieving Unbroken
Chapter Fifty Three
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"I lose my mind before I see you and I separated;
I'm so scared to lose you, never choosing to let go,
Love's so fragile, anything can happen, and we know"
Blind | PRETTYMUCH
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Lilla
[Saturday, December 1st, 2018]
Jace❤️: Good morning, my beloved fake girlfriend. I have an invitation for you.
Me: I'm intrigued.
One minute goes by.
Me: Ok. Suspense has gone on long enough. Getting bored.
Jace❤️: Haha, sorry. I'll tell you.
Jace❤️: On Friday night, December 21st, my parents firm is having what my mom is calling a gala. Carl and the twins can't come but they want me there and said that I can bring a date because if I have to wear a suit and talk to their stuffy partners of the firm I'm going to commit a felony.
Me: That's so cool! Is this you asking me on a date? 😊
Jace❤️: Not just any date, Lilly. This is the Oakland Law Charity Gala. This is the one of the only times a year that the wealth of Seattle will actually wear formal clothing
Me: Ahaahahaha you're so right. I'm there. Thank you so much for inviting me!! I think I have the perfect dress too ;)
Running upstairs to where my mom is in her bathroom doing her hair, I have an unbreakable smile as I wheeze from not pacing myself.
"Mom," comes out in one of my exhales, "Jason invited me to a charity gala his parents are throwing and I need to borrow one of your dresses."
My mom, who took her turn working for some luxury clothing stores for a bit in the 90's, has a small group of beautiful gowns that she's worn to a handful of events. I used to try them on all the time as a little kid, but they never fit me... And now that I'm significantly more, erm, developed, they probably fit like a glove now.
"Oh, but Lilla, don't you want a new one?"
I mean, that would be cool, but why spend hundreds of dollars when you can wear a dress that you already own that is in perfect shape?
So that's exactly what I tell her. She clearly forgot about the dress hiding in the back of her closet that she never looks at and hasn't worn in 20 years, the dress which I dubbed the "mermaid" dress when I was younger. Funny, because it's actually the literal mermaid dress style, but I didn't name it because of that; I named it that because it has rhinestones all over it and is sea foam green.
It looks like a designer dress that a legitimate mermaid would wear.
"I'm not sure I have something that's a good style for this kind of event..."
"What about the mermaid dress?"
Her jaw slacks, lips forming a small "o".
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Achieving Unbroken
Teen FictionLilla Harris has a plan to help Jason Oakland. Is it unconventional? Yes. Is it the craziest idea she's possibly ever had? Somehow, yes. But if there is one thing she's good at doing, it's helping people. And if this plan proves to be a success, th...
