“I’ll pay.”
The bounce house operator restarted the blower. Children cheered as the castle rose around them.
None of this was his fault.
She paid the baker.
The face painter.
The magician.
The snow-cone cart.
Then she looked at me.
“I’ll pay for the repairs too.”
I held her gaze.
“All of them?”
“All of them.”
“Thank you.”
“I’ll pay for the repairs too.”
The lesson could have ended there. But the party had never been about humiliating Tommy.
I turned to the magician.
“Sebastian, what does the deluxe package include?”
He straightened.
“A live rabbit.”
Glenn looked alarmed.
“No live animals.”
Musk appeared in the front window. His expression supported Glenn’s decision.
The lesson could have ended there.
“Balloon animals, extra tricks, and a treasure hunt,” Sebastian offered.
“Add it.”
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