Chapter 20 His Family

• Carol’s POV
• I’ve been getting ready for three hours now, and it still doesn’t feel like enough. I’ve done everything to prepare myself that I can think of — I’ve showered, done my hair, put on my makeup, slipped into my expensive gown — still, I’m not convinced that I’m ready.
• I check the clock — fifteen minutes until we need to leave. I groan to myself. I take another look in the mirror, flattening down invisible flyaways and smoothing nonexistent wrinkles in my gown. At last, I decide that I’ve done enough.