Annual Day!
4:23 PM
The college auditorium was packed. Students filled the rows of seats, their voices blending with the light background music that drifted through the speakers.
Parents sat in the back rows, waving at their children on stage, phones held high to capture every moment. Professors stood near the exits, clipboards in hand, making sure everything ran on time. The lights were dim, casting a warm golden glow over the sea of faces.
Bella walked through the crowded hallway backstage, clutching her bag tightly against her chest. Inside was her dress, the one Miss J had made for her.
She was wearing her casual clothes now. Simple jeans that hugged her hips, a loose cream colored sweater that slipped off one shoulder, and her hair pulled back in a messy bun. No makeup.
