Summary

Elizabeth tries to find clothing that fits her shrinking body, and stands in the changing room with a spaghetti strap dress that she already knows does nothing for her. In fact, the dress has huge gaps in front where her chest is straining to break free. Elizabeth tries to show the sales girl, Trixie, what she means, but Trixie appears to be oblivious and suggests she hide the bulges with a scarf or better still, accent them with a necklace. She runs off to get a scarf, ever cheerful over Elizabeth’s objections and brings back one that in no way matches the outfit "just so that she can see."

Elizabeth waits, wondering what she subjects herself to the kind of humiliation she feels at the moment. She thinks about how she survived by eating turkey wraps for a...