Anywhere But Here

The Introduction

18-year-old Daliah looked at herself in the mirror of her mothers roomed and forced a smile. She was dressed in a white dress and her hair was being done. "This is going to be a great look for you", her mother, Francis said with a huge smile on her face. Daliah gave a small smile and looked down at her feet. "Keep your head up high", Francis said, pulling her daughters head up to look into the mirror again. Daliah had olive skin, had short, brown hair, brown eyes and freckles dotted across her face. Francis looked at her daughter with pride and had tears in her blue eyes. "Your dad will love this combination", she said which made Daliah feel even more awkward. "This one is perfect", the dress seller said, "Not too much skin is being revealed and it looks the bride-to-be look beautiful". Daliah was about to open her mouth, but Francis butted in. "We will take it", she said, "It's perfect. This is the one. God helped us out with this one, eh Daliah?". Daliah just nodded along and smiled; she couldn't have cared less.