CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR
DRESS-SHOPPING
AMBER’S POV
I’m panicking, and rightfully so. Prom is this coming Friday, and the dress I had been dreaming about; the one I spent hours obsessing over online; is gone. Someone bought it. Just like that. Like its literally out of stock.
My stomach twists as I scroll through the website again, hoping it’s some kind of glitch, a cruel mistake. But no, it’s gone. Completely sold out.
I can’t tell Theo. Not yet. It’s too late, too close to prom, and I don’t want to ruin the perfect night I’ve been imagining with him. My mind races with options: another dress, a new style, maybe even a last-minute rental but everything feels like settling. Like giving up.
I pace around my room, phone in hand, muttering to myself. “Okay… okay… maybe I can find something ev
