Lily
I spin around to see how the dress looks. It seems like a dream come true.
I can't believe my mother recreated the dress I dreamed of as a child. It amuses me that she sketched it on a grocery list. But what touches my heart is that it shows how important my brother and I have always been to her.
She never put us aside and always paid attention to our childhood conversations. She is the most fantastic mom in the world and will be the most wonderful grandmother in the universe.
I love how the sky blue at the top fades into navy blue at the bottom. And the hundreds of Swarovski crystals make it look like I'm wearing the starry sky at the bottom. I didn't want an elaborate hairstyle, just a simple updo with loose tendrils.
"How do I look?" I ask my mother, who looks excited.
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