Cherry Ann

Chapter 1.1 The Wish

The Wish

October 13, 1999

It’s my birthday! Whoo-hoo! who cares?

Ugh! School on your birthday sucks! I would have preferred no one knowing. My English teacher made the whole class sing happy birthday to me. In Cooking class we made cakes and then they sang; at least they were devil‘s food cake. In Government, History, Math, Art, and Drama they all sang. Ugh! I hate my birthday! PE was the only class they didn’t sing. Go figure. The one class I hate, is my favorite of the day. Stupid Rachel. If she would have kept her mouth shut no one would have known. No one would have played any attention to me just like any other day. I'm not popular but most people know me as the candy store girl. Rachel came in during lunch and got a bunch of people to sing happy birthday. I was so mad not mad pissed. I was pissed Rachel didn't notice. Rachel and I are polar opposites. she is always happy; an almost disgustingly Stepford wives; bubbly and happy. Everything is very important to her, especially birthdays. Hers is in the summer. Thank god. so I don't have to go around singing happy birthday to her all day. I would die. Me, on the other hand, am not a bubbly, happy all the time person. I'm not Emo; just not bubbly. 

Rachel likes sunny warm days, I like rain and snow. she dresses very preppy all the time in light pinks and purples. I dress according to my mood. Today I wore mostly black: a really cute black corset top with a very full dark purple tool and black skirt, fishnets and my favorite platform Mary Jane’s. I even cut and dyed my hair black last night; I have cute bangs now. Some people call me strange and I say yes I am. I'm a unique creature. My parents gave up on trying to get me to wear preppy clothes, now they are letting me "Express myself". Gag me please. I think that they might be regretting that now, seeing as I am going more in the opposite direction fashion wise. I do wear the clothes they prefer, only sometimes to keep them happy. My mom will take out her camera to take pictures to send to family. There are no pictures of me in the clothes I normally wear; my normal clothing, as I call them. I'm sure my mom has painted a pretty a fake picture of me to brag about. I guess I contribute to it by acting the part at family get together. My drama teacher always says I'm a natural. I tell her my whole life is an act; I've had lots of practice. She just laughs. She doesn’t get it. Nobody gets it. Nobody knows the real me. There are so many versions of me. I'm not sure I know who is the real me anymore. I get so into the characters that I will sometimes have to stop and take deep breathes and remember who I really am. I'm Cherry Ann.  

The only good thing about today was when I got home my parents were not. YES! I prefer it that way. All they left was a note, “Happy Birthday Cherry! We will be out late. Love you, Mom”. Whatever, I really don't care. They gave me a car a few weeks ago. It’s not new, but it’s what I wanted, a jet black Jeta. 

I was surprised when I opened the fridge and there was another note saying “I made this just for you. Love you, Mom” and the small cake she made for me. See, my parents do care; they just have busy lives. And I like the house to myself. But what to do tonight? I could call Rachel and have her come over. But no, that would be too much Rachel for one day. She’s my best friend and I love her, but I've had about as much of her as I can handle today.  I decided that eating some cake and taking my bow and arrow outside would be good. I’m pretty good with my bow. I hit the target almost every time. So I got out the cake, lit a candle and made a wish. I don’t know where the wish came from. It just came out of my mouth. I wished for a friend; a true friend who was like me; that would understand me and never leave me. Not someone who is my friend when it’s convenient like the way Rachel is now. But someone who is my other half. 

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