#Chapter 96: A Proposition

Moana As I watched Edrick and Kelly walk away together, I couldn’t help but feel a little jealous. Not only that, but she was wearing the exact same dress as I was! Even Verona did a double take when she saw Kelly walk up to us. When they were gone, Verona quickly came over to me and took my hand. “Don’t worry about it, dear,” she said gently, giving my hand a squeeze. “Kelly… Well, she's not a bad girl, really, but she’s always had a bit of an infatuation with Edrick. She’ll get bored eventually and stop pestering you.” “It’s alright,” I replied with a smile, even though I couldn’t help but feel bad. “It’s just a dress.” Verona gave me a sad look. I felt as though I would cry and ruin my makeup if I kept standing here, so I quickly excused myself under the guise of performing my job duties as a nanny and went to look for Ella. After several minutes of walking around and weaving my way through the growing crowd, I finally spotted Ella over by the snack bar