“Please, please, pretty please!” Maddie has her face right up in mine, her big puppy dog eyes wide and sparkling. I roll my eyes with my whole body. “Alright! But you owe me!” She jumps up and down, clapping her hands. “Yay!” Then she stops and grabs ahold my hands. “It’ll be fun. Promise. Super promise.” I shake my head, but keep the sarcastic comment to myself. I even let her make me over. Or. It’s not a true makeover. I really don’t look much different. Maybe the lips are a little more red and wet looking and maybe I wouldn’t have chosen these sky high heels. But I’m still me. No one will do a double take as I make an entrance. No one will notice me entering. Not if I can help it. Maddie is all bubbly about something, but I’m not listening. The music is too loud to hear anything anyway. We nod and wave our way through the house. Everyone seems to be here tonight. Add the same amount of unknowns and it’s too crowded to move or breathe or dance or function even. “I hav