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Chapter 35 Dance Machine

Author: Shay Robinson
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-07 09:47:51

Aria POV

Present Day

5:15 pm

“Oooowee, Auntie, you are so pretty!” Maya says.

I smile down at her. “Thank you, sweet girl.”

Well, I’ll admit, after Nia’s mom helped me tame my mane, which the humidity, chlorine, and everything else that works against 4A hair on a pool day had destroyed, I was finally feeling myself. Geraldine is a genius when it comes to hair. She gave me a sleek blowout with soft beach waves and set it with just the right products so it would actually last.

Makeup was done, with thick added lashes. She insisted and said, and I quote: “Your eyes are still naked unless they look like Mr. Snuffleupagus.” I rolled my eyes, muttered “whatever,” and of course Nia cracked up.

I’d brought three dresses with me: a short red mini, a black high-low cocktail dress, and the one I finally chose, which was a long, chocolate evening gown. It had long sleeves, an illusion sweetheart neckline (really a high neckline with mesh that matched my skin perfectly), and a defined satin waist
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