37: I Don't Need

“Mom, Rose invited me to attend her Mom and Dad’s anniversary,” I said as we had breakfast Saturday morning.

"If you want to go, I won't stop you. But are you going to wear anything there?"

"I will choose the ones that Livius bought for me ..."

Mom knows Rose. So he did not hesitate to accompany me. After we had breakfast Brenda arrived. I told him about that party. So he offered to help me choose what to wear. I told her that there's no need to do that. But he insisted so I just let him.

"What's that! The clothes are too conservative! What does Livius think of you? Man?"

All the dresses Livius and I had bought before lay on the bed. It's been months but those remained untouched. No sleeveless there. Everything is also up to knee length. For me, those are all elegant. But when it comes to Brenda's taste, she won't like it. He wants you to be a bit showy.

"Those are okay, Brenda. I don't need sexy dresses."

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