But you will get a much fuller and more rewarding picture if you follow the stories along their natural progression. PROM is the first series, and whi...e it is a little choppier (in my opinion) because it was my first effort, it is the main story from which the others are branched. So things will definitely be a little confusing (and surprises/themes ruined) if it is skipped over. PRELUDES is the follow-up and it deals with a crucial stretch of time that led to where Prom began. It weaves the. As soon as we were standing on sidewalk outside we came to a stop. Rory reached into his paper bag and handed something to Tom. It turned out to be a blindfold. Tom put it over my eyes and I wasn't scared anymore. I was terrified.With the blindfold in place they turned me around in a circle several times until I was completely disoriented. They stopped spinning me and when I was steady enough to walk they led me off down the sidewalk. I was terrified that I was going back to the bookstore, but. I simply obeyed.I squatted down before her, on heels too high for practical work, and took her slender foot in my trembling hands. She was dressed to perfection, as she always was. Open shoes that cost more than I'd earn in a year; nylon stockings of the most exquisite softness; a low cut black dress that wouldn't seem out of place at the finest cocktail party. In truth, I felt a rush of inadequacy. That I, a simple maid, should be able to touch such a goddess... I fumbled with the delicate. She was brilliant and charismatic, she could have easily been the perfect child had she not also been born with a temper that matched her intellect. She was a spiteful little thing, a pint sized, caramel toned, diabolical doll that was ruled by vengeance, pranks, schemes and feelings of entitlement. Tempest was the only child of Antoinette and Ezekiel Rush, a couple who had been forced to wait so long for a baby that they thoroughly appreciated the gift bestowed upon them. They unabashedly.