She meant the dress that she had said made me look like a car wash — the part of the car wash where the flappy things slap the car dry. My dress looked a lot like that, especially if I spun around. I ...

You know I was not being mean about your dress, don’t you?” She meant the dress that she had said made me look like a car ...

She meant the dress that she had said made me look like a car wash—the part of the car wash where the flappy things slap the ...