I stopped in disbelief.

The entire driver’s side was covered with colorful paint.

There were flowers across the doors, hearts near the windows, and smiling stick figures stretching toward the rear wheel.

Before I could say anything, Lily ran toward me.

“Surprise, Aunt Jessica!”

She was beaming.

“I made your car beautiful!”

I stared at the drawings.

My first thought was how much it might cost to remove the paint.

My second was that Lily had absolutely no idea she’d done anything wrong.

I forced a smile and hugged her.