“Now, I can’t count how many times I’ve asked Olive for writing advice over the past year. Every letter I have to send to the school board, I run it by her red pen, that’s for sure. I know she’s helped many of you, as well. Her grasp of language is unmatched, which is why we’ve deemed her the Grammar Queen!” She held the trophy up as if she had just announced the winner of the Super Bowl. My face felt like a balloon deflating. There was a collective hush in the audience before Millie began giving me a pity clap, the rest of the audience joining in soon after. Do. Not. Cry. I pinched myself
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