"Ava! Tell Miguel to stop hitting me or else I'll punch the puertorican out of him!"
I will never understand how everyone else needs to be quiet when someone else is sleeping, but when it comes to me...Who the hell cares? Today is my 20th birthday. The least they could do is be quiet..at least until 12:30 in the afternoon. While my siblings were busy killing one another, I forced myself out of bed to find that my dog Goya left a mess in the corner of my room. "Well, that's not the surprised I wanted, but it's something."
"Get back here you little shit!"
Mya and Miguel were always fighting. If it wasn't Mya making Miguel feel stupid, it was Miguel harassing her as usual. I stepped in front of them knowing they would've stopped in their tracks. Neither one of them had the guts to hit me. "Okay, let's calm down ahora, okay? Mya, why are you calling my government name so early in the day?"
Mya looked so frustrated. She always had a bad temper. Whenever she got to a level 6 on the angry scale as I like to call it, tears would escape from her yellow-grey eyes and she always pouted her thick lips. She was so pretty for an 11-year old, I can only imagine how she would look at my age.
"Miguel was digging in my bag for pencils again and I need them to finish my project today."
Miguel was always causing mischief in the house. And he knew that when he was presented to me because of an issue, he wouldn't like the results. So the best thing he did was to lie his way out of it. "Oh no! She is lying! If Ava beats me, you're gonna regret this!"
Frustrated and tired, I didn't even say anything. I went into their room and took away their laptops and locked them in my father's room." "WHAAAAATTTT!!!! AVA THAT'S NOT FAIR!!!!"
"Since you two can't handle your situations quietly and not waking me up out of my sleep, and you know I came out a 12 hour shift at the hospital last night, then that's how you guys will be punished. And I dare you to go in Dad's room. You know how that man ins already."
They both pouted and walked down the mahogany staircase before Grandma or Dad made a big fuss about noise. I walked back into my room picking up the mess that Goya made and cleaning up my room. "Man, I am exhausted. Thank the Lord up above I have 2 days off." Just as I said that, I heard my phone vibrate and I got a text from my best friend Brianna.
Bri: Happy Birthday bestie! I love you! Now come open the door for me downstairs. I forgot the key to the house again. Love ya❤
Me: Climb thru' the window or some shit. Or better yet, ring the damn doorbell. I look bad. Dad or grandma will open for you.
Bri: bring your tall ass down here! And you well know Miguel is going to open the door and flirt. Puhlease mami...
"UGH!! I'M COMING" I threw my phone on the bed and looked at myself in the mirror. I had on elmo pajama pants and my sports bra along with a black sock and a pink sock. "Why am I even wearing socks?" I heard my phone vibrate again.
Bri: thank you! ✊
I smiled and walked downstairs, opened the door and let my best friend roll in. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVA!!! YOU'RE SO OLD AND PRETTY AT THE SAME TIME!"
Brianna walked right in, greeting everyone as if they were her family as well. I went upstairs to get ready for the day.
