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"Happy birthday Ashlyn," the f̶i̶g̶u̶r̶e̶ person across from me smiles widely "aren't you gonna blow our the candles?" I thought there weren't any candles on this cake but when I look down I see 26 of them. "a-ah yeah sorry" I smile at them and slowly lean towards my cake, blowing out the candles. "yaaaaaay!" the person smiles even wider and magically the cake is cut, "wow 26 huh?" the person takes a slice of cake and takes a bite. "you really are old aren't you?" bite. "do you even have a job?" bite. "honestly Ashlyn, are you ever going to do anything productive?" bite. I started to find the figure quite annoying, they really should just shut up. But that's a very rude thought, so I kept quiet. "Ashlyn, aren't you going to eat your cake?" the person has already finished their first slice and is going for another. "yes." I take a bite and it tastes absolutely delicious, so I take another and another and another and another and- "ASHLYN!" the figure slams their hands on the table, "god you've already eaten the whole cake!" I look over and see that the cake is already gone, and I'm not even full yet. "gosh you really are a fat pig aren't you?" "I'm not..." "You just take and take and take, yet you never stop and give to anyone do you?" "That's n-not true..." "Oh but it is and you know that Ash," The person isn't smiling anymore "it's the reason your bo-"
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"Happy birthday Ashlyn," the f̶i̶g̶u̶r̶e̶ person across from me smiles widely "aren't you gonna blow our the candles?" I thought there weren't any candles on this cake but when I look down I see 26 of them. I lean towards my cake, blowing out the candles. "yaaaaaay!" the person smiles even wider and magically the cake is cut, "wow 26 huh?" the person takes a slice of cake and takes a bite. "Did you know 26 is actually my lucky number?" Bite. "o-oh no I didn't" I grab a slice of cake, "yeah half of 26 is 13 and they always say 'two wrongs make a right!'" Bite. "So it makes sense," their smile grows wider as I take a bite of the cake. "Do you have a lucky number Ashlyn?" I look up at them and smile, "no... I've never really believed in luck." Bite. "Aw how disappointing," their smile leaves their face for a few seconds before returning, wider than ever. "So... when you gonna get a job?" I'm so hungry "a job?" I need food "Yes 'a job', you can't just live off of me forever!" please let me eat "The outside... is bad" I miss my mom "That's a good point," they look at the wall "but there are survivors out there Ash, they can help you." "Can they?" "Hopefully."
