Chapter 78

"Yeah! Louisa's so cute. Wendy can't possibly yell at me in front of her," Selena said, turning to Louisa. "If Ms. Lambert starts scolding me later, just pretend to cry. Once you start crying, she'll stop." Elijah shook his head, silently judging Selena's parenting choices. … Wendy had arrived at the dessert shop early. Selena and her used to visit the place all the time in high school. But time had passed, people had changed, and the warmth between them was gone. Wendy honestly didn't know what she was supposed to feel about seeing Selena again. She stared out the window until she spotted Selena walking toward the shop with a teen girl dressed head-to-toe in Lolita fashion. "Mom… is Ms. Lambert really that scary?" Louisa asked nervously. Selena squeezed her hand. "Don't worry. She's only mean to me." Selena was still comforting Louisa when two women walking by bumped into Louisa. Their voices were loud and mocking. "Oh my God, how old is she? Why is she still dressed like that