The Cake She Could Not Buy

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The first humiliation arrived at the bakery in a pink box. Nora had promised Mina a small birthday cake for Friday. Not a party - parties required money, chairs, music, energy, and the emotional arrogance of believing life would not interrupt. Just a cake. Vanilla, Mina's favorite, with blue icing and seven sugar stars because Mina said eight was too obvious. On Thursday evening, Nora stood at the counter of Sweet.