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Artem
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After dinner was over it was time to get to the rest of the party. I offered her my hand again and heard that choir of angels once more as she accepted it. I helped her to her feet and walked her into the other room.
I heard her gasp when she saw the way the sitting room had been transformed. It looked nothing like it did when I had brought her in here to talk last week. I was so glad that things were better now than they had been that night.
In the sitting room now there were presents and all the decorations that we had set up earlier. It looked like a birthday bomb had exploded, but in a good way.
The smile that was lighting up Star's face was more than worth all the effort we all put into this party tonight. And while I was staring at her face mesmerized Toby walked over and turned on the stereo that we had prepared with music.
