They say money can’t buy love, but my ex-husband’s new wife thought a $1,000 prom gown could help her win my daughter’s heart. She mocked me in front of my girl and tried to show she was better than me. But in the end, all she walked away with was embarrassment… and everyone saw it happen.
I’m April. It’s been six years since Mark and I signed the divorce papers. He moved on fast. He found a new wife, Cassandra, who talks like she’s always giving a speech and acts like being kind is something she saves for special days only.
Our daughter, Lily, is 17 now — all long legs and big dreams, with that sharp teenage insight that sometimes makes me wonder how she sees things so clearly.
She’s finishing high school this spring and will start college in the fall. Somewhere between school and her part-time job at the bookstore, she fell in love with a dress.