The Luna Choosing Game

Charlotte and I scoured through some magazines, looking at design ideas for new gowns for the Second

Ball.

Since us candidates needed to conceal our true identities as part of the challenge, Elva and I couldn’t match this time. Therefore, every time we saw a cute kids‘ costume, I showed Elva to see if she cared for

We passed by several options. An owl with lots of feathers. A baby seal with pearly white fur trim. A

chameleon with shimmering fabric that changed colors in different lighting.

Finally, halfway through the third magazine, I stopped at a particular striking gown. It was a butterfly

design, bold and beautiful with wings and an assortment of colors.

“Look at this one.” I turned the magazine to Charlotte, who immediately perked upon seeing it.

“Wow! That’s gorgeous!”

With a butterfly, I liked the theme of rebirth. It felt fitting somehow, to go from my old life as a lowly

caterpillar to someone who could dare to dream of flying among the star–like princes.

Someday soon, I would have to transition again back into a butterfly. But for now, I could don my 1

and fly. 1

wings

I said, pointing to the many seams of the gown. The

of smaller fabric swatches, all sewn together like a stain–glass–mirror of

done well on the previous gowns we’ve made. Plus we

left over from before. The only thing we would need is some

some from

set that magazine aside. Instead, we began to more adamantly search for Elva’s design. So far, she had turned down the bumblebee,

I be a cat, Mommy? I want to be a wolf!”

at each other. Then we poured through the magazines

dress with

face.

loved it at once. She grabbed the magazine from my hands and

This one, Mommy!”

with the magazine again, Charlotte

and the patterns,

to replicate the fur,” Charlotte

in all our remnants. “We’d have to order

with my luck, I wasn’t sure we would get what we needed in

better idea,” I said, tapping

door where Mark was diligently keeping

the matter,

just wondering if I could go shopping. We need some things for Elva’s gown, and