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Mandy and Jackie met at the appointed time, and chattered all the way home about their finds. As they pulled into Jackie’s driveway, Mandy seemed to suddenly become pensive. What’s up now? thought Jackie.

“Glenn went to the US embassy yesterday, and they think they can get us out by Tuesday! But they also said they think there will be a peace accord by then, so we won’t have to leave,” Mandy blurted out.

“So, you could be gone by Tuesday?” inquired Jackie. She knew she should be happy for Mandy, but this was her best friend talking of leaving. What about her own family?

“Don’t worry about it, Jackie. We’ll get a peace agreement, and everything will be okay,” replied Mandy. “I’ve just got to believe it’s all going to work out.” Changing the subject, “We’re still going to work on the gardens tomorrow, aren’t we?”

Jackie wanted to say no, because she needed time to process what Mandy was telling her, but gave an affirmative answer instead. Twice a week, the two of them joined a large group of citizens who worked on the capital gardens. They maintained the square’s gardens on Wednesdays and the river gardens on Fridays. In the past, the capital had professionals keep up the gardens, but as the war had progressed, funding was diverted to the war effort.