A Gift of Jasmine

"Sure thing. That's what Mr. Sinclair told me—to take you out and make sure you have fun," Sadie replied, gently wiping a speck of dust from a lower branch.

"He said that?" Hazel asked. A genuine, radiant, childlike smile instantly brightened her face, chasing away the shadows in her big eyes. The anxiety that often tightened her small shoulders melted away into pure joy.

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