Come & Get Your Love • Alex Turner

33: Twenty-three Hits Different

Avery's POV:

Another day, another year of celebration. 23 years have passed since I came into this world. I couldn't even fathom why I spent so much of my time here and spending it with my friends is just different. I missed celebrating my birthday with my family in Texas. Last Saturday, we successfully took a trip to Yosemite National Park. Thanks to Pierre and Kika for taking all of us.

Here I was, sitting on the chair inside the room, writing something out of the blue. Everyone from the class, especially Dakota, have greeted me a "happy birthday", in which I thanked them for remembering the day.

While I was doing some writings on my notebook, my friends suddenly surprised me;

"Ave, someone bought you a huge bouquet of flowers!", Bridgette exclaimed as she and the others stormed inside the classroom. It was our free time.

As I grabbed the flowers, jasmine, sunflowers, and roses were combined, my primary favorite flowers, "Where did you buy this?", I asked as I smelled them, "This is so good, thank you so much, guys!", I stood up from my seat as I hugged my friends but suddenly, Lando interrupted;

"Well, somebody told us, Miss Summers to buy those flowers for ya", Lando said. "Clue, he rode a motorbike on his way here"

"Who?", I had no clue of what he was saying.

"You should read the goddamn note!", Mick, Bridgette, and Abigail exclaimed together. The whole class was watching me and my friends.

"Okay", I calmed down and grabbed the bouquet of flowers, and there was a note on it;

Hey birthday girl, Avery!!

Merry 23 years of existence. I'm so, so sorry that I couldn't make to see you in person for your celebration as I'm still busy in the studio, like all day and all night. I hope you will appreciate this gift I've given to you even though you had really no idea that I'm still doing my best to give the birthday present made for ya. I asked your friends from help, if in case you asked, I asked Jamie for Bridgette's number and that's how I worked out on my secret plan.

Anyways, I have nothing to say more right now, Ave. Happiest birthday once again!

-Alex ⁠♡

"Hell nah, she's blushing", Mick tickled me as I kept smiling at Alex's words..

"It means she's in love with the Alex Turner", Bridgette said in which the whole class already knew about Alex and I's friendship-

"You shut up", Lando interrupted.

"I didn't notice I was too loud", Bridgette covered her mouth as she felt guilty of being a talkative person.

Mick checked the time, "Anyways, we gotta go right now, Avery! Happy birthday once again", we formed a group hug as my friends went out from the classroom. Moments later , the whole class asked me about Alex and I. The words that they asked were like this: "Are Alex Turner and you in a relationship?!", "Are you guys dating?", "How long did you guys know each other?", and so on. And I just told them that Alex and I were just friends at all, yet they didn't believe me, instead they teased me...

"Ave, can you please tell him to send our regards to him and his bandmates?", one of the students named Jackie said as she was also a huge fan of the Monkeys, especially their albums and songs.