At the wedding reception last night, I was one of the first guests into the room where we would be dining and wanted to find a seat that was out of the way but also easily accessible to stand up and pray before the meal. I chose a seat at a table that had no one else at it yet and sat down.
A group of people approached and asked if they could join me. Of course, I said. It was two older women [sisters] and two teenagers [daughters of one of the women]; I didn’t know them at all.
One of the teenagers: Are you here by yourself?
Me: Yes.
Teenager: (with pity) Awww! That’s so sad!
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Yes. Thank you.
there's no place like gnome. 
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