"Argh...";I groaned as I woke up to the sun's ray on my face,the birds were also chirping loudly but trust me that wasn't the loudest voice yet...
"Happy birthday son";said a voice which sent shivers down my spine,
"Dad!";I exclaimed in surprise because this isn't something you see always,I had actually expected my mom to be the first to wish me but wow here my dad is, seems he's been waiting for me to wake up.
"How are you feeling pal";he asked,
"Fine?just fine?...it's your big adolescence kid I expect to feel outstanding";he said picking me up from my bed, leading me downstairs to where my mom was making pancakes.
"Oh there he is...the birthday boy!!!";she exclaimed as she gave me a peck,
"happy birthday son";she said handing me a plate full of pancakes but withdrawing immediately after she finally noticed my unkept body,
"Oh I guess daddy got you out of the room early huh?";she said giving my dad a piercing stir to which he surrendered by raising his arm as if guilty of a crime and all this kinda made me giggle at their drama.
"Alright bye! son see you later";said my dad as he gave me a goodbye peck on my forehead,
This had me realize the sacrifice he made to meet me this morning normally he'd have just left since about 6:30am but this time he stayed behind just to wish me,it hadn't actually always been like this ...then my birthdays were like a public holiday of some sort for the family but ever since weoved out of our old apartments and Dad changed jobs lots of other things changed too.
Few moments later ...
I came rushing down the stairs as it was almost due time for the school bus arrival but...
"Hey!... there's the birthday boy,come here son!";he said grabbing me into a hug
"It's nice to see you Father";I said,
"Nice to see you to son,now are you ready for school?;he asked,
"Oh yes I'm just waiting on the bus!";I responded,
"Well that's very punctual of you but there's no buss for you today";he said,
"Oh and why's that?";I asked thinking to my self if I'd missed an announcement or something but nope it was something better,
"You are taking me to school in your car?";I yelled in surprise as it's something I've never experienced since my birth not like it's physically special but the thought of it excites me very much...
The view in the car wasn't very different from that of the bus but still it was more enjoyable,
probably because I didn't get to hear the noise of the other kids and also probably because behind me in the back seat is a celebration cake my mom gave to Father to take to school,
"So what's on your mind kid?";he asked,
"Um... nothing much";I said
"just imagining what the rest of the day will be like";i added
"Oh and what do you want it to be like?" Father asked
"Oh no! I'm not gonna tell you";I said restraining the thought of it,
"Why's that"; he asked curiously,
"Well because I know you'll want to make it like that and actually I just want it to happen naturally";I said.
Priest's POV:
He was right! I will want to make the day of his dreams come true on any account because I know he doesn't have much time left at a normal life but yet even at this he seems to be showing signs of difference,his eyes are like those of fire and
especially his way of thinking,
at such a young age he has a rational thinking and understanding of situations,I just hope that part is normal and not a manifestation of the supernatural.
Looking at him I won't be surprised if his destiny has started to unfold afterall he's about the right age,
It saddens me deeply that I can't tell him or any of the family about how his life is gonna change and frankly even I am not to sure how or to what level things will be different for him but one thing i do know usvthat it won't be easy.
"Uncle? Uncle?is everything okay";he said snapping me out of my thought
"Oh yes lad I'm good";I said with a smile but I guess it was obvious something was bothering me because he wasn't at ease but he didn't ask again because he knew I won't let out my problems to him
"We're here";I said parking at a spot, getting down to help him with the cake.
"Oh that's alright Father,I can handle it plus you won't want to be attract attention to yourself";he said winking at me once again surprising me with his level of knowledge but a voice in me said "HELP HIM WITH THE CAKE"
oh that's fine Michael I can handle i said bringing out my bottle of Holy water along,
on my way to the entrance the staffs all gathered for blessings and on getting to his class I also blessed students along the hallway and his classmates too, finally we prayed for Michael and I finally departed from him.
Michael's POV;
I got home a bit more earlier today with Jenna accompanying me,
"Hey mom we're home";I said,then...
"Welcome home Mickey"; everyone suddenly screamed,I couldn't believe it my whole family was here plus Jenna's family too we've gotten closer over this past couple of days and I tell ya there're good people.
The party lasted a while and it was nice seeing everyone together and happy not just my family but the neighborhood too along with some less privileged which Father invited,it was worthwhile and surprisingly it was the birthday of my dreams and I gave Father a tight hug and said "you still did it,you gave me the birthday of my dreams" to which he responded i didn't God did.
That night before I went to bed I finally made my first ever private prayer,
as I normally did it with my family but now they believe I'm old enough to make my own requests so started with the *sign of the cross* and I said
"GOD I KNOW YOU'RE HERE AND I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME UP TILL NOW, HONESTLY I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO ASK BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH SO I SAY THANK YOU AND I LOVE YOU...AMEN".
In the moment of my sleep I heard
"I LOVE YOU TOO" and then a I felt a burning sensation on my waist side where my birthmark is,I got up to see the the sword and fire mark glowing with the colour of blazing fire then I fell back on my bed finally drowned in my sleep.
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