Tumbling Blocks
Tumbling Blocks
“ELVIA GLARED AT OUR IMAGES in the oak and brass full-length mirror while I attempted to zip up her gray fitted Anne Klein dress. The zipper wasn’t cooperating. Screaming in protest might have been a more accurate description. My friend’s two-month pregnancy was already creating havoc with her precisely tailored wardrobe.
“Your system?” I tugged gently at the zipper. There was no way I could sneak it past her definitely thickening waist.
“My clothing system,” she said. Her tone was snappish as a... water turtle.
Attempting to restrain the laugh gurgling in my throat, I answered, “You have a clothing system?”
She arched one dark eyebrow. “Within a six-month period, I never wear the same combination of clothing. My schedule is computerized and makes suggestions for alternate choices due to weather fluctuations. Today is the pewter Anne Klein silk dress with my black Dolce & Gabbana wool jacket. It’s on the list.”
“You have a computerized list?” I watched my mirrored mouth gape in surprise.MoreLess
“Your system?” I tugged gently at the zipper. There was no way I could sneak it past her definitely thickening waist.
“My clothing system,” she said. Her tone was snappish as a... water turtle.
Attempting to restrain the laugh gurgling in my throat, I answered, “You have a clothing system?”
She arched one dark eyebrow. “Within a six-month period, I never wear the same combination of clothing. My schedule is computerized and makes suggestions for alternate choices due to weather fluctuations. Today is the pewter Anne Klein silk dress with my black Dolce & Gabbana wool jacket. It’s on the list.”
“You have a computerized list?” I watched my mirrored mouth gape in surprise.MoreLess
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