34|Sunshine And Some Light Breeze

Marybeth shifted her car into drive and cruised the few blocks back to work on autopilot.

She came out of her trance when Scarlett banged on her window, startling the daylights out of her as she waved a bakery box in the air.

"Look what we got you!" her bestie announced when Marybeth rolled down her window.

"What?"

"It's a red velvet cake. Not your favourite, I know. But it's still cake. Okeke's gone to SaveRite to pick up snacks and cool drinks. It's not much, but it's the best we could do without the school governing body getting a hernia, you know, for using school funds and all."

Marybeth gaped at her, utterly puzzled by the last sixty seconds. "It's not my birthday. My birthday is in December."

"I know that, Dummy!" Scarlett rolled her eyes. "It's for your bridal shower slash wedding celebration. Smith felt horrible for missing your nuptials—"

"Whoa! You told her?" Marybeth glared at her, biting back a string of expletives. "Scar, you promised! Nobody was supposed to know about t