“Oh my God.”
Eli looked genuinely offended.
“You started a countdown event?”
“Yes.”
“That is so emotionally excessive.”
“Thank you.”
Aya was already bouncing slightly now.
“What’s today’s gift?”
I finally brought the bags forward dramatically.
And the moment they opened them?
Silence.
Not bad silence.
Dangerous silence.
The kind children enter when they genuinely love something.
Ava carefully lifted the constellation projector box with wide eyes.
“Oh my God…”
Meanwhile Eli had already dropped to the floor opening pieces from the engineering kit with frightening speed.
“MOM.”
“Relax.”
“This has movable gears.”
“I can see that.”
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“THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.”
Aka was still staring at her astronomy set like somebody had handed her state secrets.
Then quietly:
“You remembered I said I wanted to learn the actual names of stars.”
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