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Happy birthday girls

It just so happens that today (outfit 57)is my actual birthday. But it also apparently seems to be Maya's. That morning Shawn came into my room with a small giant cupcake. It had cookie dough in the middle and it was made of chocolate. Happy birthday kid. He put a candle on mini cake. Make a wish. See lately I'd been hanging out with Maya and her mom. And she loved me like her own daughter and loved me trying to help out. Thanked me for being Maya's friend and being there for her when she wasn't. She was extremely grateful of the Christmas gifts I'd given Maya. Since she couldn't. But it was no problem for me. And all I wanted for a full family. Not that Shawn and I weren't a family but both of us only had half. And Shawn seemed to adore Maya. All I wanted for my birthday was Shawn to be happy and to find someone for himself.

Well? He asked. Oh sorry. I closed my eyes and blew out the candle. And then we broke it into little pieces like a real cake. Do you want some? Only if you're offering. I love you dad. I love you too daughter. I don't suppose you'd want to go back to being called Farrah and Shawn would you? Whatever you want. I would like that very much. Would that make you happy Shawn? As long as its ok with you. You are my daughter and you've been waiting to call me that. And then we tried it out and it doesn't sound right. He laughed. Yeah no not really. I would be happy to do whatever you'd like. You're my daughter and it's your 14th birthday. So, what do you want to do today? Riley texted me said she has a present for me. So, I'm gonna take my jacket and and my helmet and take the motorcycle. If that's ok.

Sure whatever you want. Whatever would make your little heart happy. Today? All day everyday. Cause I'm your "dad" and your my kid. Whether I call you my daughter or not you're still legally mine. May I join you on your birthday adventure? If that would make you happy. I'd love nothing more than to spend more time with my kid. So, that means you can go in through the door and I'll go with Maya through the window. Sounds good to me. I'll go in through the normal way you do whatever it is you're going to do just be careful. I will. Let's go. Not too soon after that Maya and I arrived to Riley's room. She had just finished putting the bows on our presents. I can't believe the two of you have the same birthdays! Riley exclaimed. Yeah same. I think I'm gonna give your mom a hand in the diner today. You don't have plans with Shawn? Maya asked me. Just for a little while Maya. But maybe Shawn will come too and they can meet. Mom loves having you around. Maya tells me. I like being around. We both come from broken homes the only major difference is how we were born. I'm poor you're rich. Maya stated. I would never say that Maya I shake my head. It doesn't bother me Farrah it's ok. We're better with you though. So I thank you for that.

Anything you need Maya you let me know. You do enough for us already. I couldn't ask you to do more than you already do. Money changes people Maya you'd be surprised if you were suddenly rich and didn't recognize yourself in the mirror. Pretend you win the lottery people will see your true colors after that. Anyways this is a tradition I know giving gifts to celebrate the day of one's birth otherwise known as their birthday. If I went off how many of those I've had I would only be 9 years old today. Maya was excited to get a present but starting to get annoyed by how many boxes were in the present. And she handed me one of my own. It was fun taking out smaller boxes covered in pretty paper. Riley asked us what it was like to be 14 because she was gonna be 14 soon too and she wanted to know everything. So far its a lot of work. Maya said. Oh Riley celebrating one's birth instead of being reminded of how painful you were coming out of your birth mother's body is lovely. You get to eat sweet sugary treats of things of varied flavors and textures sometimes of the ice cream variety other times of the cookie variety and most times just cake.

I've come to realize that I don't particularly like frosting it gives my throat a funny feeling. Like an irritated itchy feeling like you're allergic to it? Oh no Riley nothing like that just like if you swallowed butterflies I suppose or something was crawling around. Like a tickle in your throat? Maya asked tilting her head like a dog. I do not understand these words. I shakes my head. But its such a strange word. I've heard it only one other time you said you tickled Riley's toes to wake her up for elective day. Anyways you light fire on a stick and blow it out but you have to make a wish first what a silly thing. Why would you light something on fire just to blow it out? And why should you make a wish on it? It's never made any sense to me. But the boxes you work hard to wrap in pretty paper are beautiful thank you for going through all the effort for wrapping them Riley. What's the matter with you? You celebrated Christmas with us? Riley asked me. I know Riley I know these are international or at least national customs I'm not sure what the holidays are like in the other countries and we didn't really in the first 5 years of my life not that I remember most of of my time spent in England other than how my parents treated me.