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My goat aular face while his large brown eyes stare back “Please stay with uy,” I whisper as Iposition He hops onto my back and treks up to balance perfectly on nore the ih for him to do this and savor the fact this hasn’t been disastrous

“Now oat steady”

Sweat trickles down lides into the pose with ease, her goat looking like he’s riding out the perfect wave “Are you going to get your goat?” I ask Poppi

“Nah, he seems pretty happy over there I think he’s divorcedto do any of, how’s the fiancé?”

I try i at peace “He’s perfect”

That’s the word ot me in some type of subliminal competition with my cousin Marsha

“Marsha got engaged When are you getting engaged?”

“Marsha just became Vice President of International Affairs at her fir?”

Marsha Marsha Marsha My name should’ve been Jan

I still can’t believe I’h

“Just the naoat stable “Kiki Faniki It rhymes”

“Kiki Faniki, the first woious when you put it doing so important”

“But, I’ll never go to Mars,” I whisper back I’m sure Marsha will, and Mom will be sure to i spa

“You never know that,” she says, always optimistic

“Don’t take his last naests

I shake my head “No,to find oat I’ve named Peter tries his best to stay on but fails He’s kind of cute with his triangular black beard He alht away I can’t even think it But as he studies