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\u201cHe should\u2019ve,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0she said firmly.\u00a0\u201cMonths ago.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Stop two: Mrs. Alvarez\u2019s tailor shop. The bell chimed. She peered over her glasses.\u00a0\u201cIs this her?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the girl,\u201d Carla said.<\/p>\n

In the back stood a mannequin dressed in soft blue chiffon, flowers stitched at the waist. It didn\u2019t shout. It sang.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s vintage,\u201d Carla said. \u201cMy dress from \u201899. I wore it to a spring formal and kissed a boy named Mike under the bleachers. We\u2026 updated it.\u201d<\/p>\n

I laughed through tears.<\/p>\n

When I tried it on, it felt like it had been waiting for me.<\/p>\n

Stop three: Patty\u2019s Donuts. In the back, Aunt Carla curled my hair, dabbed blush and gloss, whispering,\u00a0\u201cYour mom would\u2019ve lost her mind over this look. You have her smile.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI look like me,\u201d I whispered.<\/p>\n

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Back at the house, Linda was posing Hailey for fireplace pictures. Her face fell when she saw me.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh,\u201d she said. \u201cYou\u2026 found something.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dad stood nearby, looking like he was drowning on dry land.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe should\u2019ve,\u201d\u00a0she said firmly.\u00a0\u201cMonths ago.\u201d Stop two: Mrs. Alvarez\u2019s tailor shop. The bell chimed. She peered over her glasses.\u00a0\u201cIs this her?\u201d \u201cThis is the girl,\u201d Carla said. In the back stood a mannequin dressed in soft blue chiffon, flowers stitched at the waist. It didn\u2019t shout. It sang. \u201cIt\u2019s vintage,\u201d Carla said. \u201cMy dress from…<\/p>\n

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