Everyone gathered around the cake by the dining table. Lavanya had already made a wish and blew out the candles, leaving cutting the cake last.
Nidia handed her mother a gift with both hands.
"What is it?" Lavanya took the gift and slowly untied the bow on it.
Since her daughter carefully prepared this gift, Lavanya was very cautious when she opened it.
She saw a photo album wrapped with a vintage-looking cover in the box.
It was the type of photo album that was popular in Lavanya's twenties.
That era simply could not compare to twenty years later. It was far more backward. Today, no one used albums to preserve photos anymore. Everyone stored them in cell phones, hard disk drives, or cloud storage.
Nidia stood at the side, looking at Lavanya nervously. In fact, she did not know if her mother would like this gift.
She wanted to do her best, thus the anxiety.
Lavanya looked down and slowly opened the photo album.
