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Four—Secret Portrait Painter
“A secret?” cried Aimi. “Tell me the secret.”
DJ shook his head and smiled. “It wouldn’t be a secret if I told you.”
“Two weeks is a long time to wait for a secret,” said Aimi.
“You can wait,” said Grami. “You’re a big girl. Tell yourself: ‘Aimi, you are waiting for the secret.’ And then Tad and Toni and Connor and you will all learn the secret together.”
DJ and Solly stood on the big wide front porch and waved good-bye.
Grami and Aimi waved good-bye from the car.
“A secret. A secret,” said Aimi, as Grami drove back toward the city. “Aimi, you can wait for the secret,” Aimi told herself. “I’m hungry,” said Aimi, as Grami parked the car in the driveway.
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