Chapter 18 - The BirthdayLily's seventh birthday arrived.
We held the party in the backyard.
Pink balloons.
Rainbow cake.
A bounce house.
Noah chased Lily with a water gun.
Clara laughed.
James stood beside me.
Richard handed me lemonade.
Lily closed her eyes before blowing out the candles.
“What did you wish for?” I asked.
She grinned.
“For everybody to stay together.”
I looked around.
Clara.
Noah.
James.
Richard.
Our strange, beautiful family.
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And for the first time, I realized something.
Her wish had already come true.
