Shye

Chapter 21:An Angel's Birthday

*Saturday 16th January 2024*
*9:00AM*
*Shye's Bedroom*
(Shye's Outfit)

(Shye's POV)
It's my 18th birthday. I woke up later that usual and allowed myself to sleep in. I never really celebrated my birthday and mama's death, so I wasn't really all that bothered about my birthday to be honest. It was pretty much an ordinary day for me. My birthday usually fell on a weekday, so I was usually at school, but I guess it fell on a weekend, so I had the day off. My mama used to make my birthday really special because it was usually on a school day. She'd always take me out to my favourite Italian restaurant that we only went to on special occasions and she always got me what I had been dying to have even if it cost her a lot of money. I just loved having the time with her. She would always work a lot, especially long and extra shifts to make ends meet, so anytime I got with her I loved. I had a very treasured photo of me and my mama when I turned 5. We looked so happy and I had the biggest, cheesiest smile on my face. I kept on my beside table and it made me feel closer to her. I decided to try and dress up a little because it was my birthday. Sin, Jenna and all my friends knew it was my birthday, but I told them I didn't really celebrate and that they didn't need to get me anything. I curled my hair, painted my toe nails, did my makeup (a little more than usual) and picked an outfit. I opened my curtains and my windows and then I opened my window to let some air into my room. It was a crisp winter morning and the air was a satisying cold. I opened my laptop and made sure that my college application was perfect as I had to send it off by Wednesday. I applied for a scholarship, but I did have money saved to pay my tuition and I'd get a part time job when I got to college anyway. I added some things and took some things out double checked my refrences and then I sent it off to my advisor. My stomach rumbled and I decided to go and get some breakfast. Surprisingly, no one was upstairs. Not Sin, not Jenna, not even Alena or Matteo. I wonder where they all went? I went downstairs anyway and it was all dark, like all the curatins were closed and all the lights were off.
"Why is it so dark, who turned out the lights?" I asked. Suddenly the lights came on and there was a loud cheer.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHYE!" I jumped and look towards the lounge which was decorated in beautiful rose gold decorations. Banners, streamers, confetti, balloons.