At little AHOPE, the little boy with the chalk on the first day approaches me. Write, he whispers. I go to my bag and tear out a piece of paper, then fold it into quarters. I also take my pen and put it in my pocket. He and I sneak off to the corner of the room, where I hand him the paper, James Bond-style. He slips it into his pocket, then reaches behind my back for the pen. He skips off, thrilled with our secret exchange.

After the English classes at big AHOPE, we all decide to go to a local Italian restaurant for dinner. Genet joins us, despite the fact that she is clearly sick and exhausted. She is devastated about B leaving us, and keeps saying things like B gone, no laugh! We try to convince her that we are funny too, but she doesnt buy it. At dinner, she looks as if she is going to pass out into her food, but she manages to stay awake long enough to make it through the meal and take some pictures of B with her camera phone.

After dinner, Yidni arrives to take B to the airport. We all climb into the van, and its a quiet ride to the airport. We walk her to the security line and then, B is gone. We get back into the van and try to make conversation, to account for the rather deafening silence. We ask Yidni about his kids, and joke about B being wolfrum. When we compare her belly to The Bellys, Yidni turns to M and asks which kid she likes better: Happiness or The Belly. Before she can answer, he says, The Belly, right? M pretends to be horrified and says she loves them equally. (This is a big lie. She likes Happiness best.)