"I made it," Prudence said.
"You did? This is magnificent work. I know girls three times your age who couldn't make anything half as good."
Prudence blushed at the compliment, her heart almost leaping from her chest. She had received praise from Miss Brigham, Samantha, and Rebecca, but never from a fellow seamstress before. "Thanks," she said. "That means a lot."
"You have a very bright future ahead of you," Suzie said.
Prudence continued blushing all the way out to Mr. Pryde's automobile. After she fastened her seatbelt, she looked back at Designs by Suzie, imagining her name over the door. Then she thought of trying to live in this strange world on her own. She couldn't do it. Not by herself.
Wendell slid into the seat next to her. Samantha turned in her seat to face them, a smile still on her face. "Isn't this so exciting?"
Wendell and Prudence said anything. They both were trying not to cry about losing their best friend.