New Beginnings, Chapter 2
the Birthday Party
Naomi arrived a bit late for the party. The deep snow had slowed her down, so she was the last to arrive...
Everyone turned to look...
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What were those big round things she was carrying?
Naomi passed her box to Bianca. "These are for the party."
Then she passed the bunch of balloons to Judith to hold, while she took off her cloak.
"What are these?"
"They are balloons. We always had them at birthday parties where I'm from. Would you like one?"
"Yes please! May I have the blue one?"
Everyone was very curious about the 'balloons'.
..as Naomi continued handing them out to each of the children...
Faye asked for the beautiful turquoise one.
Grace and Yvette watched as all the children received a balloon...
"Look Mom! I got an orange one!"
A New Girl
All the children had received a balloon, except for one shy girl who had been standing by herself in the background.
"This is my niece Lisa. She is staying with us right now."
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"Her mother is hoping that we can find a position for her here at court."
"I'm so pleased to meet you Lisa."
"Would you like a balloon?"
"Yes. Thank you my Lady."
Naomi's heart went out to the girl...
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..as she knew only too well what it was like to suddenly find herself in a strange, unfamiliar place.
Cake and Balloons
The party was for Faye, who was Bianca and Yvette's little sister, and for Judith, Bianca's daughter. They shared the same birthdate, and Bianca had ordered a special cake from the castle kitchen...
The birthday girls and all their guests...
The children all headed over to the dessert table....
...while their Mothers chatted...
Boys will be Boys
When Lisa went to get something from the dessert table, David and Jamie started batting her with their balloons...
"No! Please...!"
"Please stop!!"
"Stop it you two!"
"That's no way to treat a fellow guest, especially someone new here."
"You two should know better."
Nami and Paige had seen what happened and went to talk to Lisa, as Monica went to enlighten Grace about her son's behaviour.
"I want to apologize for my brother."
"He can be quite a pain sometimes."
"I think he likes you. Looks like they both do."
"They sure have a weird way of showing it."
"Well...you know how it is...."
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"...boys just aren't very civilized at their age."
Donuts
Bianca finally opened the box Naomi had given her earlier....
"These look interesting..."
"They are called donuts. They are very popular where I come from."
"Baron really loves them,"
"... and I thought you might like them too."
Bianca and Yvette both took a donut...
...and then Bianca put the box down on the table so everyone could help themselves.
"Look! There's a hole in the middle!"
"Well, they certainly look delicious."
"But you're supposed to eat them. Not play with them!"
* next - the Party continued
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