'Did he like your gift?" Charlotte asks while I eat the pancakes I made for breakfast

'I don't know if he liked it or not."

'Why," Charlotte asks, and I tell her what happened when I gave him the gift.

'I think he liked it but was too proud to tell you."

'You really think so."

Charlotte is about to reply but stops when we hear laughter coming from the living room. We don't have to wait long before the people laughing walk into the kitchen.

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