“You made this for me?” I hold back my smile at the piece of toast with the words, Here’s A Toast, above it. “Yeah, I’m not super creative or funny like you, but I tried,” she quickly says like she’s embarrassed. “I think you’re funny.” She rolls her eyes, but I spot a small tilt to her lips and that makes me smile. When I direct my attention back to the card and open it, my breath hitches at the silver key taped on one side. On the other side, it says, To Your New Toaster. The bottom has two different toasters drawn inside that look like little homes. One is old with two slots for bread,
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