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“Uh, Mo both her parents look over at each other and smile before they both look at me

“Isn’t it wonderful?” Renee asks her husband, who’s already bea with satisfaction

“Just great!” he exclaihter with pride

Okay, either so we don’t

Renee finally puts an end to our suspense

“Suze told us, sweetie,” she says to her daughter in a foraze back to me

“Told us everything,” her dad echoes, pu me shift in my seat Uncomfortable

He looks a little like a ventriloquist doll next to Renee, like herhis expressions somehow

All eyes are onwithhere

“Isn’t it just ro off into an iirls on a train And each of the an old fla a little as she hooks her arm in her husband’s

Natasha looks like she’s about to faint

“I’m not sure what Suzanna’s said,” I say, but only to try and calm Natasha down

“It’s alright It’s alright,” her dad says, giving ain

“We’re just glad you’ve oing to surprise us with it,” he says, squeezing Renee’s hand

“Surprise you hat?” Natasha blurts out, still confused as to what is going on

But I feel a s on to what I think her parents are trying to say

Maybe I judged these people too soon Living where you do doesn’tshot

Both herlook in her direction before their eyes settle on mine

“We couldn’t be happier,” her dad exclaiain

“And all because of soh

Natasha looks stunned, her eyes shifting fro comes out

Like she’s just landed in an alternate universe where her parents are actually happy for us and the turn of events that have led us here