Suddenly I hear the doorbell downstairs and I run to it, leaving Damien behind on the stairs. I look through the peek hole and am relieved to see Emma standing at the door making me open it up quickly.
"Happy birthday Kat" Emma said with a smile, handing me a medium sized box, rapped perfectly with purple wrapping paper and binded by red sequence ribbons tightly "a Polaroid camera?"I ask in delight. She nods.
"Since these are our last days of high school, I thought you could use this to save our final memories in here" she explains, handing me an empty picture album. "And cherish them forever"
I looked at my best friend, tears welding up in my eyes at her thoughtful gift.
"I love it emm" I say, as I give her a warm hug.
"So tell me, how does it feel to be an adult?"she asks excitedly.
"Umm really really wierd" I squeel. "But the good kind of wierd, like you with ketchup and mustard instead of salad cream on your salads" I add and she laughs.
"Well it tastes great so I understand what you mean, common the rest are waiting" she says taking my hand and walking me up to her car.
We start driving down the icy road and I start to feel excited.
Eighteen....so much things little Katherine would want to do by now, not legal things though. I'm glad she's no more, because atleast I'm having fun with my friends today and not planning to run away.
"Might I say, you look amazing in that dress" she says taking a slight glance at me and returning her eyes to the road. I blush.
"Well we have........ To thank, she is the self proclaimed fashionable one" I laugh and she does too.
"Well that's cause she is, how else did she get into a fashion school in Milan?" She says.
"True" i reply. "...... The fashionable one, Teresa's the musical one, you're the pretty one, and I'm... I'm umm"
"The smart cute one" she says and I feel a bit speechless. I didn't believe any of those things where fit to describe Someone like me, maybe akward or confused one would suffice. But as my best friend, if I dared say I wasn't up to such standard, she'd give me a lecture on how good enough I am and we'd miss my entire birthday, so, I decided to stay quiet.
Sooner or later we reached her house and Teresa and Allison, unlike planned entered the car with boxes of what looked to be my presents.
"Hello weren't we supposed to be spending the day here?" I ask and no one replies. Emma suddenly starts driving away.
"Emma what happened to the plan!" I ask. She looks at me and smiles.
"Don't worry, we're still gonna spend the night here, but for now we have a last minute surprise" she winks.
"Surprise?" I look back at Teresa and Allison and they smile at me. "Hmm well let's see how this goes" I say sitting back down.
We reach a hall and I look at them wide eyed.
"A hall? Don't tell me you guys threw a party when I specifically said I didn't want one!" I yell and they giggle.
"We didn't, but Joshua barley did" Teresa confesses giggling.
"Teresa! You weren't supposed say anything dumbass" Allison says flicking her head.
"Sorry I just had to, look at the poor thing she's in suspense on her own birthday" Teresa says and Emma rolls her eyes. "Well since the cat's out of the bag he planned this whole thing, most of the school is in there and he says he wants to say something big" Allison says.
"What? The whole school? I think I'm gonna be sick" I say closing my face with my hands.
"Oh please kath, look it's pretty obvious from recent events what he wants to say, so go in there and just act normal and enjoy the show" she says opening my door.
"Ough fine" I say getting out of the car and walking into the snowy path, the three girls following closely behind me.
We get inside and the hall it is completely dark at first.
"Surprise!" I hear a group of voices say before the room is lit up by bright lights. I look around to see the room is illuminated with dimly lit fairy lights on every corner. Most, if not all of the decor is different shades of purple, which I am surprised at since purple was my favorite color.
I look around and see familiar faces from school and out, most people that would give me cold glares greeted me with warm smiles and happy birthdays, making me feel a bit strange. But i knew that the strange behavior was obviously because Josh was popular and anyone attending his party would want to be in his good books or get into his social ranking.
Everything from the seating to the lights were beautiful, and I was glad to see it wasn't as crowded as I feared.
"Wow" we all say in unison at the cake that said eighteen. "He did this in a day?" I ask. "Looks like he's been planning" Emma replies.
All of a sudden the room goes dark and a huge spotlight is pointed at me.
"Happy birthday Katherine" I hear his voice say from a distance, and the lights land on his tall, dare I say even more handsome figure on the stage. He smiles at me and I blush.
"This is it" I hear Teresa squeel behind me.
"I'd like you to come to the stage please" he says and I walk towards him slowly, feeling the entire room stare at me.
"Now many of you are probably wondering why I organized a grand affair for a girl I barely know" he says as I get closer and closer to the stage.
"Well, this is because Katherine Anderson s no ordinary girl. Even though I have only met her a while ago, she's n amazing, strong, and beautiful person.." by now I'm besides him as I stare at the crowd,my heart beating fastly out of nervousness and the fact that Joshua barley was right here, besides me, looking into my eyes and telling me all of these things infront of half of the school
Could the girls be right?... Did he actually have feelings for me?...
"So a toast, to Katherine Anderson" he says with a smile and everyone replies "to Katherine!"
I didn't know when I smiled back at him, but all I knew was that I was more into him that I've ever been before.
"Now I'd like to confess something" he says and I feel my breathing hitch. I watch him gesture for Emma to come on the stage too and she did.
I found it cute that he wanted my best friend to be beside me at this moment.
"Today might Katherine's day, but there's something that has been weighing on my mind for too long..." He begins and I step forward.
"... Since the day I saw you across the field from practice, I was interested. Fascinated by your beauty and how good you were at what you did. I decided to get closer, and each day I fell more and more into your trans, your kindness, love for your friends and might I say stubborn nature drew me closer, and tonight, infront of everyone I can't help but confess that I, Joshua barley am head over heels in love with..."
I feel my face turn hot as he looks at me.
He's in love with me...
The words rang in my mind and I couldn't believe that the boy I've fawned over for so long actually felt the same way.
"...Emma Clark"
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Polaroids
Mistério / Suspense"Happy birthday Kat" Emma said with a smile, handing me a medium sized box, rapped perfectly with purple wrapping paper and binded by red sequence ribbons tightly "a Polaroid camera?"I ask in delight. She nods. "Scince these are our last days of hig...
