I think Vidi liked what I gave her.

Ahhh, look at the cute pony, Deepika said.

Mom, it’s not a pony, it’s a horse, Vidi said, waving the wand I gave her at her new toy.

The plush horse with the rainbow bright yarn hair stood in the center of the room and we were all staring down at it. Christine and I sank to the carpet. My ex-boss’s boss and his wife stared down at it. So did my sister.

 Then, pretty much, every body said their goodbyes and left.

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