Chapter 587

The party was in full swing.

Lily ran back and forth with her school friends, a small crowd of six- and seven-year-olds who seemed to have unlimited energy. They played tag between the trees, laughed too loudly, and screamed for no apparent reason in that way only children can.

Lily was radiant. She wore a pink tulle dress that flared out whenever she spun, which she did constantly just to watch i