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Sera
When I arrived home, Fred and Emma were playing UNO in the kitchen.
“Hi, guys.”
“Mommy!” cried Emma, throwing her cards down. She scrambled out of her chair and her face was beaming. “Guess what? I have something to tell you! A surprise! A huge surprise!”
Her excitement was contagious. “What?” I asked, jumping up and down like a little kid. “Tell me. Tell me!”
She giggled. “You’re silly.”
I kissed her forehead. “Like mother, like daughter. Now, tell me about this big news of yours.”
She put her hand on her chest and stared at me proudly. “I’m going to be in a play at school.”
My eyes widened. “You are? What play?”
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs!”
“No way! Are you Snow White?”
“No. Actually, I didn’t want to be Snow White. Too many of the other girls wanted to be her,
