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‘ God, Jenny, put the phone away, ’ Bella quips.

‘ No, I have to get a picture of the day, ’

‘ Hey, Barbara, it's your turn! ’ Jenny shouts and rushes out into the hall like a hurricane.

We laugh.

I see all the people in the hall that I saw at Bella's last birthday party. All of her near and dear friends are here. Barbara, Shawn, Cassandra, Teresa, Jenny, and even her friend from North Carolina, Fred, who came to congratulate Bella. Bella's mother, Melissa Falls, comes out of the kitchen. She clasps me in a hug, then takes my hand and places it beside Bella's. We were standing so close that not even air would have leaked through our distance. Mrs. Falls takes a couple of pictures with the family camera.

‘ As a memento, ’ she says.

‘ Gosh, who do we have here? ’ she says and turns her gaze to the puppy.

‘ It's a gift from Jake, ’ Bella says.

‘ That's great! ’ Mrs. Falls says. ‘ I think they've been waiting for you. ’

Joining the others, Bella's friend Teresa suggested we play a game. This game is very simple; you ask a group of people a question and they have to answer it, then we check to see who was right.