Underneath the picture, on a little white card tucked into the frame, she’d written in black marker:
Employee of the Month: Survived One Prom, Three Cupcakes, and a Very Strange Boss. ShopParty Decor
It’s still there, on the wall right behind my desk, next to the napkin from Marcus that says Calm is contagious. Every person who comes into my office asks me about it.
Sheldon saw it the first time he visited. He stood before it for ages with his hands in his pockets.
“She gave you that?” he said.
“She did.”
“I’m never going to live this down, am I?” he said.
“No, sir,” I said. “Probably not.”
He laughed. He looked at the photo again, at Georgia bent over laughing in her green dress. DiscoverDresses
“She hasn’t laughed like that since her mom died,” he said quietly. “Not really. Not until that night.”
