Holly flew into my room the next morning. I wasn’t sure where she and Max had gone, but Jake was long gone and I was asleep by the time she and Max had come home. She was definitely wide awake and full of energy considering how late they’d gotten back. I cracked an eye open. The way she was bouncing up and down on her tippy toes, nearly twitching in excitement, made me sit up abruptly. “What?” I asked as I tried to blink the sleep out of my eyes. “What’s going on?” She let out a little squeal and then wiggled her fingers in front of my face. The fingers of her left hand. Maybe one finger in particular. I nearly had to shield my eyes from the sparkle. The morning sun sliced through the crack in my blinds, catching the diamond just right. I let out my own little shriek as I tossed the covers off. I nearly tripped over them as I stumbled out of bed. “Congratulations!”
