My Stepmom Refused to Give Me Money for a Prom Dress – My Brother Sewed One from Our Late Mom’s Jeans Collection, and What Happened Next Made Her Jaw Drop

“With what?” I asked.

He shifted nervously. “I took sewing class last year. Remember?”

I looked at the jeans, then at him. “What are you saying?”

“I could try making a dress.”

He instantly panicked. “I mean, if that sounds stupid, forget it—”

I grabbed his wrist.

“No,” I said. “I love that idea.”

We only worked when Melissa was gone or locked in her bedroom. Ethan pulled Mom’s old sewing machine from the laundry closet and set it up on the kitchen table.

For hours we cut and stitched denim pieces together.

Sometimes we talked about Mom. Sometimes we didn’t.