Corliss Meyers was having a breakdown at 65 miles per hour. She’d just caught sight of herself in the rearview mirror and what she saw was not pretty. Ohmygod, could I be any paler? My complexion is the color of Toaster Strudel! This would not do on the most important day of her life. Which this was. Up to this point, anyway. She looked around the car for something—anything—that might help. But there was nothing—except for a salad from Whole Foods, which sat in a plastic container on the passenger seat. Something about it inspired hope… Then it came to her in a flash—an article she’d read in CosmoGIRL! It said that if you rubbed fresh beets into your cheeks you could produce a natural, rosy glow that would do in a pinch if you ever forgot your blush. Luckily for Corliss, the salad was chock-full of beets. Of course, they were smothered in vinegar and onions, but what could she do? People judge you more on appearance than smell, right? Corliss dug her hands into the plastic salad container and got a tentative grip on three slippery beets.
What do You think about First Stop, New York (2008)?
