“You should have said…
you could have worn these instead,” she said, kicking out a pair of her flats from beneath the coffee table.
“Ah, it’s OK,” I said. “I guess I felt ‘in character’ with my heels,” I explained as I looked at the flat black ballerina-style pumps.
“But I guess I’d have felt the same in those,” I added as I noticed the little bow on the front and the shimmering satin fabric.
“Try them if you want.” mum said,
shoving them closer to me with a stockinged foot.