Thirty-five minutes later, Jessica stood in front of the room’s three-quarter-length mirror and scrutinized her appearance. She had deliberated for a good ten minutes over what to wear, finally selecting a black-and-white-plaid baby doll dress and black leather ankle boots. She blow-dried her hair and teased it into loose waves. Carefully applied eye makeup and a sweep of blush to her cheeks and a matte red lipstick blotted with tissue paper.
