#scarsdale

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a text to her family, with one of Vashti's photos - Zara and Earl gazing into each others' eyes, under the lace awning (chuppah!) and framed by books and flowers.

Ratchet stares at it in some confusion and growing realization.

Zara in a white lace dress!

"Zara?" he asks the picture.

Is that a ring on Earl's hand? On the ring finger?

"Oy....."

He takes the phone to show Hirim.

"Hirim.... is this what I think it is?"

One might see a picture of cake!

"Not possible! She's too young!!"

Meanwhile, Zara's phone rings.

Miriam's number.

"Yes, Mom?"

"ZARA?? What the hell is this??"

"I told you it was perfect, yes? Wasn't it pretty?"

"What was? Zara, what did you do? I got this picture from your number, looks like......."

"Yes, it was the pretty lace from Imbolc"

"Zara, what did you do!!?!?!"

A second call pings on Zara's line.

She checks the second caller ID.

Hehe.

"What? Mom, I have another call..."

"Zara, did you get MARRIED???"

"One sec"

New call. "Hehe?"

"Zara? Ratchet got this picture....."

"Yes, I sent it to Miriam, too"

"Zara, it looks like.... Zara, where was this? When???"

"Today!"

"TODAY!?!?!"

A text from Miriam: noT done talling to you

Txt: stupis tiny keys

"I thought you would like to know?"

TXT: It's Hehe

"IT WAS TODAY!!!" Hirim informs someone in the room, and possibly the entire county.

TXT: Schmuk

TXT: Talking you

TXT: TO

"Ratchet wants to know why you didn't say." he sounds grumpy.

"I gotta live with him, you know."

"I didn't want a shanda..."

The phone pings again with another call.

"Shanda?? Since when???"

"Just us and the Oath, and oh, Miriam is calling again..."

She switches over. "Mom?"

"Tell him to )!(*@(!&(^&$" this is biologically not likely.

"... Ah... Hirim??"