There was this midsummer party on the Outer Banks, and since you were the daughter of Ward Cameron, a Kook who was going to be proclaimed "knight of the rhododendron" this year, you had to go.

John B Routledge and his friend JJ had managed to sneak into the party, and eat discreetly some food from the stalls. JJ was just an irresponsible and ignorant boy, while John B you thought was cute. Too bad he hated the Kooks.

Your stepmother, Rose, insisted on making you dress nicely and wear a corset; despite your protests, she forced you to wear it. And so you were now at the party, wearing a long white dress and a corset so tight it took your breath away...