I stumbled down the stairs in my PJ's, when reaching the bottom I then slipped my slippers on, walked a few steps, and slowly grabbed the door handle, which lead to the front room. What was I to expect this year? A replica of my 16th birthday, which consisted of my Brother, Sister, Mum and Step Dad singing the TGI Friday's Happy Birthday song, which they had obliviously rehearsed, which was slightly weird. Or was it something new this year? Yes it is my 27th birthday and I know it's time to change my birthday agenda, but I like my family coming over for a piece of cake and a cuppa. I closed my eyes and slowly turned the door handle, I then opened my eyes and took my first step through the doorway quickly noticing two, three, no four presents wrapped in a sparkly silver wrapping paper surrounded by about 5 cards. Then slightly twisting my head I realised that there were some shadows being reflected from the lamp to my left, I then faced my head to the placed the shadows seemed to appear and realised my little, well 19 year old brother, my 21 year old sister and my Mum sitting on the sofa and looking surprised that I had actually come down stairs before 10.
'Soooooooooo.....' my Mum muttered under her breath
'What?' I asked
'Are you gonna open your presents?' My brother asked looking a little suspicious
'Yeah I will in a second, just gonna make me a cuppa tea' I have to admit I really need caffeine in the mornings. I probably couldn't survive without it, especially when I go to my Saturday job at the local martins sweet shop.
I then walked into the kitchen. Open the cupboard grab a cup, put it on kitchen worktop, boil the kettle, grab the milk out of the very crammed fridge, put it on to the work surface, put the tea bag in the cup...... After about five minutes I was done. I then grabbed the cup quite stupidly, and merged in to the living room again where I sunk into the sofa.
'Took your time', muttered my little sister Tea.
'Well you aren't used to layins, you just get out of your bed, rush down stairs, get your laptop, run back upstairs and chat to Jacob!!!', Jacob was her boyfriend who had moved to Australia for a few months while his Dad was working out there.
'Well at least I have a life'
'What a life staring at a computer screen for hours on end, sounds fun!!!!' I said sarcastically.
'Well at least I have a boyfriend!!!!!'
'THAT'S IT, PACK IT IN THE BOTH OF YOU!!!!!' My Mum screamed.
I then started to burst into song, 'It's my birthday I can do what I want to', It was in the moment, yes a little random, but in the moment.
'Open your presents and act civiliced, the both of you, and yes that is including you!' She said pointing at me.
'Yes Tea, and you' I said antagonistically.
My Mum then grabbed the biggest present and gave it to me, it had been over wrapped with pink sparkly ribbon, 2 large bows and a large name tag with 'From Tea' on it. It had to be Tea's, she always had to get the largest, best wrapped present, just to reassure she is the best.
'Thanks Mum!! And you, Tea'
'That's fine SIS' I let out a slight yawn, just to see her reaction.
I opened it, slowly unwrapping the ribbon and ripping the bows from it. It was some hair curlers.
'Tea.'
'Yeah, what?'
'Thanks for the hair curlers, but why the hell do I need them if I have curled hair anyway?!?!'
Tea looked up from her computer with a massive grin on her face.
'Dunno, thought they looked pretty and I could use them once in a while.'
I could feel my face tensing up and I'm sure I could feel steam coming out of my ears. She knows that I don't like people touching my personal stuff, even if I don't use them,she will never touch them. I chucked the hair curlers on the opposite sofa, my Mum then gave me another present, which from my brother Jack. I opened it, it was this amazing T-shirt, the T-shirt was completely black with a little picture of Olly Murs on it!!!!! He's is my favorite celebrity in the whole entire world, I love him so much that I send him fan mail.
'Thanks Jack best present ever!!!!!' I then ran over to him and hugged him until there was a very faint whine coming from him 'That's alright Sis'.
