“Then I think we should have blue sprinkles.”

We emptied a little packet onto two cookies.

He ate his while I held mine and thought of her laughing at how solemnly I approached every decision.

That evening, Thomas spoke briefly.

He thanked the volunteers, the families, and the staff.

He didn’t mention the inheritance or the wedding.

He talked about a girl who had once organized a surprise party for a janitor because she believed the person who cleaned a room should sometimes be the person everyone celebrated.

There were a few tears.