A Friend in Need

Shifra: All I wanted was to get my things back the way I lent them to you.

Goldy: If you’re so particular about your things, why did you lend them out?

Shifra

The text came in at 4:52 a.m. I saw it two hours later.

It’s a GIRL!!!!

“Aaaaahhh!” I whisper-shrieked. Heshy cracked open one eye, quizzically. “Goldy had a girl!”

“Mazel tov,” he mumbled, and rolled back over.

Men!

I sat up in bed, too excited to go back to sleep. Finally, a girl after four boys! I’d have to make something beautiful for the kiddush of course, maybe those strawberry petit fours. And I’d send over balloons and a gift. Some pink stretchies, or an adorable dress… this was going to be so much fun.