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“Mistakes I’ve made in this life, I can’t say why or when, but
the thing that’s strange is you only live once, I’ll never look back again…”
---Hanson, Dying to Be Alive :)
I looked at the clock impatiently. 12:49. Everyone was supposed to come at 1. I was so…excited. That word sounds kinda stupid and juvenile, but it’s the only word to describe it.
I’m
happy things have turned out they way they did. I’m glad I made this decision.
I
jumped up at the sound of the doorbell. Somebody was here. Right before I
opened the door, I vaguely wondered where the rest of my rather large family
was. It was surprising that there was no one around.
I
opened the door expecting to see the usual relatives, my grandma, cousins,
aunts, uncles, etc. So of course I wasn’t expecting who I saw. It was none
other than Adriann Holly, Lucile Butler, Elizabeth Williams, and Marie
Rosewood.
“Happy
Birthday!!” they chorused.
I
was speechless. I couldn’t say a thing.
“Oh
my God,” I finally managed, but I doubt if anyone could actually hear it.
I
was about to jump in and start hugging everyone, when all of a sudden the
lights went off and I heard the first words of Happy Birthday to You.
My family
entered the room, and my mom was holding a huge cake.
I
smiled, though I hardly knew what was going on. And Aunt Kate was standing next
to her.
The
song finished and I blew out all the candles. All fourteen of them. Fourteen??
When did I get to be fourteen?
“Today,
stupid.”
I
looked up to Zac.
“Oh
my God, did I say that out loud?”
He
nodded, smirking.
I
smiled and went to hug Adriann and Lucille and Marie and Elizabeth.
I
was so happy. My family was here. My friends were here. I was so glad I had
made the right decision. I was so glad to be Jessica Hanson.