It was 4:30 am on a Sunday morning. Tessa was tossing on her bed, trying to get some sleep before the day's celebration started. In a few minutes, Maribel would come to get her for the first birthday surprise they’d planned for Julian.Sleep was slowly creeping in when she heard a bang at her door. Whining, she covered her ears with her pillows. She needed to get some sleep. “Tessa, open up, it’s time to surprise Dad.” Maribel’s voice rang from outside. She muttered a curse under her breath as she begrudgingly rolled out of bed. It was finally time. According to their plan, Maribel would go into his room at exactly five am to wake him and bring him downstairs to cut the cake, and there would be a party later that day. A party fully planned and sponsored by them. Julian had no idea his house would soon be flooded later today.She slid on her flip-flops and headed towards the door, but not without glancing at the wall clock. They still had about twenty minutes to go. Why was Maribel r
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