On 14 November 2008, her family (mother Lily, brother Chad, and cat Mr. Buttons) and friends (all ten of them who truly matter, and also because Chad knows them by name) gathered around her brother's pad. She pretended to be surprised. They ate a lot, drank too much, wished her happy 30th birthday, sang her a song, danced to 90's music, nibbled on cheese and kissed her cheeks.
She didn't say one word. No one suspected. She didn't say good-bye.
When people started to leave, she said "Thank you for coming", "See you soon" and "I'll catch you later". When she left her mother and Chad, she hugged them both tightly and whispered into their hair "I love you both".
Exactly ten days ago, America welcomed her first African-American President.
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