MICHELA;“Gosh, that girl was going to strangle me with questions.”I snapped the words out the second Jemy’s bedroom door shut behind us. I went straight for the wide window, needing air that didn't smell like perfume, polished attitude, and questions. Down below, one of the Lincolns’ drivers moved around the black car. Opening the doors like he was rearranging something I wasn’t sure of. I caught a glimpse of her mother too; she was walking toward the car, holding up the hem of her dress. They were finally getting ready to leave. And honestly, I wanted to do the same too.You know, I wondered why Jemy wasn’t downstairs, walking her guests toward their car. But turned out the new wife had no strength for the baggage that came with being Mrs. Clark.“This is not funny, Jemy.” I turned back to her. “I felt like I was being suffocated.”She stood by the dresser loosening the gold pins from her hair, still half-smiling like the evening had been mildly entertaining instead of socially
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