she’s shocked at allie’s words - if it had been mackenzie saying them, perhaps she would have been less taken aback. but allie ? trisha had always assumed the two of them KINDRED SPIRITS where the idea of birthday parties were concerned. though it was likely she did not even know the term kindred spirit, much less how to use it in a sentence. ❛ oh no. oh allie, no. ❜ trisha’s heavy-hearted, disappointed. ❛ no no no nononononononono ! skip your own birthday party ? but who will open the presents ? who will cut the cake ? ❜ a gasp, horrified. ❛ who will ride the pony ? ❜ a shake of the head, despondent. ❛ poor pony. the only thing i would skip my birthday party for is BEN AFFLECK. or a ben affleck movie premiere. or a ben affleck movie --- can you believe he’s not batman anymore ? & he was so good. i mean, he made argo ! what’s robert pattinson done for cinema, allie ? that’s what i want to know. ❜