#Chapter 51: Try This On

Walking into the closet, I collect all the spare pieces of fabric and lace that the thieves left behind. Then I carry it back into the other room. By now, Bethany has pulled herself together enough to stand. She meets me beside the bed, where I drop all the fabrics down. She saved me once before, sewing my dress up masterfully. I can only hope she’ll do the same again now. “Can you do anything with this?” I ask her. She comes through the fabrics, picking some up, then putting them back down. “Maybe if I had enough time. But you need something right now. I don’t have a clue how I could…” She picks up a bit of lace as she side-eyes the dress I’m currently wearing. “Think of something?” I ask. “A bolt of inspiration. You take that off, I need to find some real scissors.” With that, we went our separate ways for a moment, as I shrugged off my dress and she tracked down some scissors bigger than those in her sewing kit. She returns just as I finish disrobing, carrying bo