Beatific and cached

"No."
"Yes."
"No!"
"Yes."
"No way!"

Tina jumped for joy -- and hit her head on the low ceiling of the attic stairwell -- as she and her sister walked up to find the box full of their childhood.

"I can't believe Mom saved all this stuff. When did she have time to put it all away?"

Emily paused. "She didn't. Dad saved it."

Surprised, Tina said nothing, but they continued towards the old chest together. "Do you think my ponies are still in there?"

"I highly doubt they would have been thrown away. You insisted you wanted to be buried with them."

"I still do."

"I'll remember that."