A Million Lenses

The buzz from the previous day had faded for Adela. Another type of buzz was taking over. Her father was supposed to be landing that day. She looked at her sisters as they got ready. She was not allowed to go and pick him up, but they were. For some strange reason, they had decided to get dressed in her apartment. Caroline was sitting at the dressing table, applying some colour to her lips. Lucia stood over her shoulder, putting on little ruby studs. They were both wearing powder-pink dresses. Lucia's had a multi-layered handkerchief skirt that flared around her legs.

She wore a white bolero over hers and a belt of diamonds around her waist. On her feet, she had white combat boots, which Caroline had agreed were cute. Caroline's dress may have been the same colour, but it was a different style altogether. It was a long-sleeved princess dress in the same shade.