Chapter 19 - ELSIE FINALLY GETS HER BIRTHDAY CAKEWeeks/months after legal resolution, they redo birthday? If too late maybe “birthday do-over” shortly after initial incident, but outline says few weeks after. Legal not resolved yet then. Better this chapter can flashback to a few weeks after incident while case pending, or after many months maybe celebration of “half birthday”? Could be simple family dinner.
Let's do three weeks after original, Mallory hosts do-over.
Only Mallory, Wren, Elsie, Audrey, Rachel (Mallory's sister), a couple children friends.
No Bernice.
Elsie gets first slice.
Wren sits.
Mallory intentionally asks adults to serve kids? Not reverse hierarchy in unhealthy way. Everyone serves themselves, birthday child cake first because birthday.
Wren instinctively stands to clear.
Mallory:
“Sit. You're still eating.”
Key.
Wren smiles.
Her hand healed.
Elsie gives Wren frosting.
They laugh.
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The do-over is emotional relief amid legal uncertainty.
Mallory realizes justice also creating new memories.
