No one shows up to 7-year-old's birthday party, until a princess saves the day
Leyana handed out her invitation to her classmates a week before her party.
When the big day arrived she got dressed up in her white princess dress, hung the decorations and waited for her friends to arrive.
But no one showed up. She was heartbroken, the pizza went cold and cake went uneaten, she refused to blow out her candles.
“It was horrible. It hurts. It hurts your heart,” her mother told local media.
“For her being at the age she is, she doesn't understand why nobody came. I tried to tell her that it’s a holiday on Monday and people are on vacation. The flu is going around. People are sick. They have things going on."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. It was Princess Elsa.
Lindsay Robert, a party entertainer, shared what happened next in an emotional Facebook post.
"My first party of the day was glorious! Joyful children, happy parents, and a happy birthday," she wrote. "The second was not."
She walked into the apartment, expecting the usual gaggle of children and swell of noise. Instead, what she saw broke her heart.
"When I walked in, I expected a gaggle of party guests to swarm me. Instead one little girl with a tear stained face launched herself in my arms as her mother said, 'I told you Elsa wouldn't let you down'."
For the entertainer, this scene was "soul crushing."
"This shy and soft-spoken girl had put on her best dress and waited. And waited.
"We played games, sung songs, told stories, picked out little prizes (I gave her my lipstick. I would have given her the wig off my head if i could have), but too soon it was time for me to go."
Before she left, Elsa share some princess wisdom:
"I told her that she was kind, brave, and smart… all things every princess has in spades. She didn't cry when I left, but I wonder if she did after I'd gone."
Little Leyana now has a special place in Robert's heart, and she sent her a special present, "a fairy garden so she can plant something and make it grow."
"Because Elsa will never let you down."
Sharing the experience, Robert said that she hopes the story of Leyana's birthday will encourage others to support their neighbours, especially children:
“People get so busy, but to raise the expectations of a child and not deliver on that promise … just be there. Be there for the kids in your community. Be there for each other."