The next morning, the sunrise broke the peace of the neighborhood.

Celeste was rudely awakened by a commotion downstairs.

She threw on her robe and headed down, only to find Chloe already there, making a scene.

"Why isn't Celeste downstairs yet?" Chloe demanded. "Everyone's here. We've even brought gifts to apologize. She's not still sleeping, is she?"

"It's pretty rude to start yelling in someone else's house this early," Celeste's voice floated down from the ...