2021-12-11 18:32:35Isabel is ecstatic to pick up the first issue of Maggiezine, "Honey, keep this issue safe. In the year 2000, this could become a rarity."
"Yes, I'll save it and keep Reuben from tearing it up." Flávia sits on the sofa.
"So," Isabel takes a deep breath, "Let's find out who won!"
On the same cover of the magazine, in the lower corner, is the ad: "Maggiezine Literary Contest: Find Out Who Wins! Page 20."
Isabel quickly flips to page twenty.
Flávia watches her future mother-in-law hold her breath when she reads the result.
Isabel's eyes widen, her eyebrows rise... and a victorious smile comes to her lips!
Isabel extends the open magazine to her future daughter-in-law trembling with emotion.
"Flávia... I can't believe it...!"
Flávia takes the magazine to check, "Yes, dear mother-in-law! You won! The contract is yours!"
"Yahoo!"
The two ladies rise from the sofa and jump in celebration
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