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Like at every big event in my life, I couldn’t help but think of Kaidan He’d h his senior year, and I didn’t even know if he’d graduated My mood dampened until I spotted Patti in the stands She shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand When I waved, she broke into a s wave in return I half expected to see Dad at her side, but he hadn’t shown The happy-happy, joy-joy thing was not his scene

After diplo made, I spied two brown-haired beauties at the end of the field My heart juht to the? I’d never seen theth navy blue dresses with thin belts and redneckerchiefs? Then I noticed the tiny airplane eht attendants! I broke into a s to theht?" I asked the is dandy," Marna said "Do you like our getups?" She held out her arave her a thumbs-up

We’d been seated in alphabetical order, so I leaned forward to look at Jay several rows ahead of me I wondered if he’d seen the twins, but they were too far away for hi our caps skyward I bypassed celebratory students, stopping for quick hugs along the way, and found Patti as quickly as I could At the bottom of the stadium stairs, weback and forth Patti’s eyes were red and watery e pulled apart

"The twins are here," I whispered before she could get too sappy

Her eyes grew "Is soot jobs with an airline"

"Well, I’ about the lot, which was gridlocked with graduates and loved onespictures

When I introduced the, s that they returned with aard pats and unsure expressions

"I know you told oodness!" She pulled back "It’s so good to finallya cake and we’re barbecuing chicken out in the colance

"We’d love to coer pursed her lips

"Wonderful!" Patti beamed She took her camera fro a picture of us?"

I grabbed Patti and we pressed our cheeks together for the picture