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Smile Is Contagious, Let's Spread It More!

Mrs. Bradley, our neighbor has been one person who has always been there for Aaliyah and me ever since we had moved into this apartment. Every year during the season of August Flowers both her sons fly down and we usually have a great time singing and dancing together.

While Aaliyah and I cherish the sunset in the balcony these days, we see how lonely she feels. The passionate gardener hasn't planted any new sapling for a month now. Other times she would say, "Hey Bob! See hibiscus there. Got it home last afternoon," and we could see the sheer joy in her eyes. She is not being her chirpy self for quite some time now!

Smile month it is! We can't get her sons flying down this time owing to the pandemic, but we had to do something to bring a smile on her face. We made a colorful handcrafted album for her which had all the pictures of our gala times with her since we moved in! Each picture having the lyrics of her favorite band's songs written below. We also know how fond she is of chocolate muffins! So Aaliyah baked some chocolate Choco chip muffins for her.

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