Ceinwyn had received the wedding invitation over a week ago and she was still undecided as to whether she should attend. Never mind that she had no one else to bring along as her date. But that was no surprise as she was shy and rarely went out.
She rifled through her closet and picked out a red dress with ruffles. She imagined it would do if she decided to the wedding, albeit alone. The only thing she was missing was a killer pair of shoes.
Ceinwyn drove downtown to Ralph's Shoes and started trying on different shoes. First she tried on a pair of flat black ballerina styled shoes, and then she tried on a pair of red pumps, but the color was an off-red shade. She finally gave in and went in search of the manager. She found him in the store's office.
"Excuse me . . . I'd like to look at a pair of shoes . . . if you have them in stock, please?" she asked.
"Sure I'll fix you up right away. Let me get Tommy to help you." he answered and paged Tommy to the office.
Soon Tommy appeared at the office to help Ceinwyn with her shoe selection.
"First of all what is the occasion that you need the shoes for?" he asked her.
"A friend's wedding for mid-September." she answered.
"Okay. What color dress?" he queried.
"Red with ruffles running diagonally across the front." she responded.
"Got it." he answered, then continued, "Let's see you in a pair of high heels."