ISABELLAThe morning light was already coming through the curtains when Chloe knocked."Good morning, Miss Isabella." Chloe stepped inside and held out the schedule pad with both hands.I was sitting on the edge of my bed. I had not fully dressed yet. I took the pad from her and looked at it."Your nine o'clock meeting has been moved to ten," Chloe said, standing straight near the door."Fine," I said, still looking at the pad."Also," Chloe said carefully, "Wednesday is coming fast."I looked up at her."What about Wednesday?" I asked."It is Lily's birthday," Chloe said. She held my gaze. "She turns six."I set the pad down on my lap.Six.I had known the date. I had known it for months. But hearing it spoken out loud in my own bedroom, on a Monday morning with the light still soft and the day not yet started, it hit differently."You need to be there," Chloe said. She did not make it sound like a suggestion."I know that," I said."I mean really there," Chloe said. "Not just presen
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