Something yellow rolled out of my husband’s birthday cake.It tumbled off the knife, bounced once on the white tablecloth, and landed on his plate with a soft little plop. Chocolate frosting smeared across its back. Its painted black eyes stared up at the string lights.Then another one fell out.And another.Richard froze with the cake knife in his hand. Fifty guests stood around our backyard holding champagne glasses, and the jazz trio stopped mid-song, and the whole party went quiet except for the crickets.
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