Big Eighteen

Chapter Eight

It was finally My Big day,"Happy Birthday Honey", my mom screamed out and scared me the morning of November 18. But it was surprising and nice of her since she wished me before anyone else. It was my eighteen birthday and it was my day. While looking out the big windows in my room, I thought to myself, I will do what satisfies me today, but wasn't quite sure what? I didn’t receive any calls from my friends, or other relatives. Nobody was home either besides my mom with whom I can’t make plans because she got her own work to do. It depressed me because it seemed like this was going to be one boring eighteen birthday.

After half an hour of waiting for someone to call and my sister and dad to come home also thinking about what to do. I gave up and went to take a shower. When I came out, my bed was made and my mom called me down for breakfast, which I didn’t feel like having. I just drank a glass of orange juice. My mother went to the porch to sit. After a few seconds I decided to join her. Since I had nothing better to do at that moment, I asked her where my sister and dad had gone. All she said was “I don’t know”. I guess they both forgot my birthday

I thought about checking my phone and when I did I had missed calls and two voicemails. One from my Rey and the other my Chloe wishing me Happy birthday. It was great to hear from her finally. That’s when I called my Rey to hang out. Unfortunately he said his mom wants him to be with her for today, I was very disappointed.

It was 1:30pm, I spent almost the whole day roaming around the house doing nothing, just thinking about everyone else. How come everyone was busy today? I assumed half of my friends forgot it was my birthday. At 3:00pm our door bell rang. Out of curiosity I ran downstairs to check and it was my childhood friend Chloe. While wishing me happy birthday, she gave me a friendly hug. Then we went to my room. There she took out pictures from when we were young, candy jewelry we played with when we were young. It was basically a reminder to me that no matter how old any of us get, we’ll always be stupid little kids at heart and will stick together. It was a wonderful and a thoughtful gift, but that was not it. She went outside to her parents car to get something, and when she returned it was another gift, a beautiful blue dress with a design coming out from the left side and a slight cut on both sides.

Trisha stayed at my house up to 6:00pm. We talked, ate snacks, watched T.V, and had a lot of fun. It would have been more fun if my sister and Rey were here.

Chloe told me to go and get ready,she wanted to take me out

I went into my room to change into the dress she bought for me and when I came into the living room I found all my friend and family were waiting. I was so delighted to see each of them. It was the surprise of my life. Everyone had even brought me gifts which were kept on the table. After that we cut the cake and everyone sang “Happy Birthday” for me. Rey and a woman moved closer to me "Hey Issa happy birthday once again, "Rey whished me". Met my mum "Hello Mrs Williams ,thank you for coming .

"My pleasure baby girl,I heard a lot about from Rey,you look great too" "Thanks ma'am. Everyone eat Dinner at our place and all went home. Chloe wasn't sleeping over ,Rey went home with his mom .While I went to my room and slept off