Seventy-Two-Year-Old Darla Pays Cash for an Emerald Green Prom Dress
At the bottom of the purple block, in the shared notes section both accounts could see, Rory had typed four lines.
“Rory’s Note: Whole weekend booked for Madison’s prom events.
No Sadie schedule changes or requests allowed.
Full family obligation.”
I sat staring at the bright purple box on the screen.
My thumb rubbed at my index finger until the skin felt hot and raw.
I thought about Rory’s mother, Darla.
Darla was seventy-two and lived in a small two-bedroom house three blocks from the railroad tracks.