MILAN'S POV

"Oh, I hadn't thought about it," Ava said, perking up a bit at the change in topic. "I guess I could invite a few kids from my class, but I don't know if they would want to come."

"Of course they would!" I said, trying to sound enthusiastic. "What kid doesn't want to go to a birthday party? You can even have a theme, like a movie party or a game party or something."

Ava looked at me like I was a weirdo.

"No, Mom, that's so old school," she said as ...