Beautiful | In Progress

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The bearer of bad news, whose name was Alice, convinced Ophelia to go to the dance anyways.

At this point, almost everyone knew that Ophelia had asked Jay to the dance.

She was reluctant, but she said yes in the end.

On the night of the dance, she went to Alice's house to get ready with everyone else. Although she was barely acquainted with them, they seemed to adore her almost instantly, complimenting her dress and shoes, as well as even doing her makeup. Ophelia was never interested in that sort of thing.

"Lia," Alice said, calling Ophelia by her nickname, "oh my God, you look like a model!"

She looked in the mirror, and for the first time in her life, saw herself as beautiful.