āI wish heād quit with the damned shoe already,ā Stella complained. āI know,ā laughed Maggie, āHeās tried to put it on me three times already.ā āMaybe he likes you,ā Stella rolled her wheelchair forward a few inches so she could see better. Ash, unaware of their gossip, was trying to flag down another co-ed on her way to class. Stella watched amused, as Ash chased the woman, waving a stiletto heel in the air. āRiiiiight,ā Maggie frowned, then sighed, āYou really should have come, Stella. Iāve never been to a dance like that before. No one knew who anyone was.ā āYeah, yeah.ā Stella usually went to all the dances, but this one had struck a sour note with her. A masquerade ball, with full face masks sounded like fun, unless you were the one person everyone would recognize anyway. Annoyed, she had told Maggie she wasnāt going; even while she was buying a ticket and shopping for a dress. The dress still hung in her closet, its blue sateen shimmering even in the darkness, a ...