satisfied. Where is it you want to "Okay, then," Alma said, go?" "Each of you, picks a number "I want to get married right between 1 and 60 and you get the here in Halifax." first slice of pie." "Then Halifax it is," said "Okay," Mandy whispered. with a tiny smile. "Whoever gets the first piece of "No, I want you to be happy pie, the other person can choose in London. It's silly of me to the location for the wedding." expect your whole family to come Matthew guessed 12. Mandy to Canada just for a wedding." guessed 19. The number was 16. "Oh no, it will be perfectly Therefore, Matthew decided they fine. They'll love it. They've would have the wedding in Nova always been so happy there." Scotia. Next time there was a "Your happiness is important decision to be made for anything to me." fun, Mandy would get to pick. "Your happiness is important Matthew will go the next time. to me, too." Their system is going to work out After a moment of silence, great… Until they have children, Matthew said, "This is useless." and then they'll have to "Yes, it is," agreed Mandy. compromise. "We're arguing because we're being too nice to each other." Vejas Vasiliauskas is a recent high "We have to find out school graduate who is beginning where to have the wedding. What his training at the Louisiana should we do?" Center for the Blind. He has Just then Alma, their always loved stories from a young neighbor, rang the doorbell. age. Before he began writing, he She was there with some apple would dictate stories to his pie a la mode. "Hi, Alma," Mandy parents, who would write them said. "We're not sure where to down. He started writing his own get married, and we each want to stories in second grade on his do what the other wants." Braille note-taker, and has not
satisfied. Where is it you want to go?" "I want to get married right here in Halifax." "Then Halifax it is," said with a tiny smile. "No, I want you to be happy in London. It's silly of me to expect your whole family to come to Canada just for a wedding." "Oh no, it will be perfectly fine. They'll love it. They've always been so happy there." "Your happiness is important to me." "Your happiness is important to me, too." After a moment of silence, Matthew said, "This is useless." "Yes, it is," agreed Mandy. "We're arguing because we're being too nice to each other." "We have to find out where to have the wedding. What should we do?" Just then Alma, their neighbor, rang the doorbell. She was there with some apple pie a la mode. "Hi, Alma," Mandy said. "We're not sure where to get married, and we each want to do what the other wants." "Okay, then," Alma said, "Each of you, picks a number between 1 and 60 and you get the first slice of pie." "Okay," Mandy whispered. "Whoever gets the first piece of pie, the other person can choose the location for the wedding." Matthew guessed 12. Mandy guessed 19. The number was 16. Therefore, Matthew decided they would have the wedding in Nova Scotia. Next time there was a decision to be made for anything fun, Mandy would get to pick. Matthew will go the next time. Their system is going to work out great… Until they have children, and then they'll have to compromise. Vejas Vasiliauskas is a recent high school graduate who is beginning his training at the Louisiana Center for the Blind. He has always loved stories from a young age. Before he began writing, he would dictate stories to his parents, who would write them down. He started writing his own stories in second grade on his Braille note-taker, and has not
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