Chapter 78

Sarah was busy hanging colorful streamers and balloons, her friends Emily, Alex, Josh, Mia, and Jack chatting and laughing as they worked on the event decorations.

"I can't believe we're doing this again," Emily said, rolling her eyes good-naturedly. "I swear, Sarah, you and your events are going to be the death of me."

Sarah grinned. "Hey, someone's got to keep you guys busy."

Alex, who was blowing up balloons, chimed in. "Yeah, and it might as well be Sarah. She's the queen of events."

Josh, who was setting up the sound system, snorted. "Queen of events? More like queen of stress."

Sarah playfully threw a decoration at him. "Hey, watch it."

Mia, who was arranging flowers, spoke up. "So, Sarah, have you heard from Nicholas lately?"

Sarah's expression turned wistful. "Not recently. We've been...complicated."

Jack, who was hanging up a banner, raised an eyebrow. "Complicated? That's code for 'we're secretly in love but can't be together'."

The group laughed, and Emily teased, "Jack, yo