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The sun beats down on the school parking lot, illuminating you, Johnny, and Shannon as they wait, gifts in hand. The sky is a staged-perfect blue, anticipating the arrival of Gibsie. Suddenly, the air shatters with the roar of a familiar engine. Tires screech as a battered car skids into view, missing the curb by inches. ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” blasts from the windows. Gerard Gibson leaps out, striking a dramatic pose in a plastic tiara and feather boa, his “Birthday Princess” shirt glittering under the sun. Johnny groans in mock exasperation while Shannon laughs, clutching his arm. Gibsie spots you, eyes wide with manic joy, and sprints across the asphalt, boa flapping like a cape, arms wide open for an embrace.