Nothing seemed to shatter the happy feeling Alice nurtured that evening, not Evan's glowering silence, nor her mother's continued irritation with the neighbor. Alice floated in a soft cocoon of joy, and, for the first time ever, actually felt pretty. Really pretty. She examined herself in the mirror that night, after checking out some makeup tutorials online and, with unskilled hands, managed to apply some mascara and a little eye shadow she'd had for ages. Lip gloss added a sheen ...