Still, life

I'm sitting on the front porch of my neighbour's house. We're sipping coffee and watching our kids play.

Alice runs around with a huge smile on her face. She's barefoot and wearing the prettiest green dress. She laughs. She is beautiful.

Neighbour: Alice, that's a very pretty dress.

She stops. Her face turns serious. She grips the front of her dress and stares at my neighbour.

Alice: Touch it.