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Lindsay again. “You were very brave.”
    “I’m thankful Onkel Daniel went with me,” Lindsay said. “He really gave me strength. He also said some really nice things that I believe helped the bishop decide to let me make upthe discussions. I couldn’t have done it without Onkel Daniel.” She gestured toward Matthew and Samuel, who were standing together and talking several yards away. “Look at them. Isn’t it funny how Matthew and Samuel are good friends like you and I are, Lizzie Anne?”
    Katie felt herself bristle at the comment. “Am I invisible?” she asked, forcing a laugh to try to make it sound like a joke.
    “No,” Lindsay said quickly. “I’m sorry, Katie. I didn’t mean to make it sound like you weren’t here. I was just saying it’s funny how Samuel and Matthew are good friends, and Lizzie Anne and I like them. That’s all I meant.”
    “Ya , ” Lizzie Anne chimed in. “The three of us are best freinden , like always. Best freinden forever.”
    “I just need to find a bu to like, ya?” Katie asked.
    “Ya!” Lindsay and Katie said in unison.
    Lizzie Anne pointed at a group of boys standing over by the fence. “How about Rueben? He’s nice.”
    Katie scrunched her nose and shook her head. “No, he’s too hyper. He never sits still and he twitches.”
    “How do you know he twitches?” Lindsay looked confused.
    “I sat next to him in school, and his leg was always bobbing up and down. It was like he had too much nervous energy.” Katie frowned. “Trust me.”
    Lindsay laughed.
    Lizzie Anne pointed to another young man. “What about Jason? He’s handsome, no?”
    “No,” Katie said. “Talks too loud. He used to give me a headache in school.”
    Lizzie Anne and Lindsay both laughed.
    Lizzie Anne gestured toward another young man. “Joey is nice. He always smiles at you.”
    Katie’s expression transformed to disbelief. “Joey? His suspenders are always crooked.”
    “What?” Lindsay asked with surprise. “Are you serious,Katie? That’s ridiculous.” She nodded toward another boy. “What about Merv? He’s really nice.”
    Katie shook her head. “He always misses a snap on his shirt.” She pointed toward the group. “And don’t even mention Titus. His one boot is untied. I’m surprised he hasn’t fallen yet tonight.”
    Lindsay and Lizzie Anne burst into laughter, and Katie couldn’t help but join in. Oh, how she loved these fun moments with her two best friends! She wished they would last forever.
    “You are too picky, Katie Kauffman,” Lizzie Anne said, slapping Katie’s arm. “You’ll never find a bu if you have such high standards.”
    Katie shrugged. “I just know what I don’t like.”
    “I don’t know if you’ll find any bu as perfect as you expect,” Lindsay said, wiping her eyes from laughing so much.
    “I don’t know either.” Katie frowned. Does that mean I’ll wind up alone ?
    “I had a lot of fun tonight,” Lindsay said while riding next to Katie on the way back to her house later that evening.
    “I did too,” Katie said. “I’m so glad you had a good visit with the bishop. It will be nice to have you in baptism instruction with us.”
    Samuel guided the horse into Lindsay’s driveway. “You two and Lizzie Anne better behave at those classes. You do realize it’s serious, ya?” He smiled. “I’m only joking. I think it’s great you’ll all be baptized together.”
    “Ya , ” Lindsay said. “ Danki for the ride. Drive safely heemet. ”
    “Gern gschehne , ” Samuel said. “Tell Aenti Rebecca and Onkel Daniel hello for us.”
    “Gut nacht , ” Katie said, hugging Lindsay. “Talk to you soon.”
    Lindsay climbed down from the buggy and waved before entering the house. She retrieved a flashlight from the shelfby the door and used it to guide her up the stairs. She spotted a light under Rebecca’s door and continued down the hallway toward it. She gently tapped on the door, hoping her aunt and uncle were still