Suddenly, a small hand reaches over my desk and places a handmade pink card with a tiny cut-out skater glued on the cover.
I looked up, surprised. I gave a slight smile and sit up straight in my chair, already suspecting who it might be.
"Susy?"
The girl stands up with a big smile and nods enthusiastically.
"I brought you an invitation to my party," she says with that childlike sweetness that tugs at my heart. "My uncle said that if I gave it to you, and you didn't return it, you would definitely come. I want you to come! Can you come, Michez?"
Her sincere and straightforward request disarms me. I can't help but smile at her tenderness.
"Well… I had plans with my parents, but since you took the trouble to come all the way here with such a lovely card, I can't say no."
Susy squeals w
