Risk It All (COMPLETED)

Part 16: Happy birthday

We didn't really do anything all week apart from watch movies and talk about my birthday party. Everyone keeps talking about it and I know that they are only trying to be nice but it is getting a bit annoying, in care they never really celebrated anything so I got used to getting nothing and doing nothing. I don't like it when people spend money on me or do something for me because it makes me look spoilt.

Right now I am in bed and it is the night before my birthday but I just can't sleep. I keep thinking about my future and what will happen. Will I still be with Brad? Will I have a family? Will I still be here at the apartment?

*knock knock* I got up and walked downstairs to find Brad at the door. "Hey." I whispered and Brad smiled at me. "Come with me." Brad said, I took his hand and he took me out into the garden. "In exactly 15 minutes you will be 18." Brad said, I nodded and Brad smiled. "I wanted to be with you when you turned 18. I want your birthday to be special because your worth more than what you have been getting in care." Brad said and I blushed. "Thank you." I said and Brad held my hand.

Brad sat with me until midnight and we just spoke about things. "Happy 18th birthday baby." Brad said and I smiled. He hugged me and I hugged him back tighter. "I love you, don't ever forget that. I'm always here for you if you need me." Brad said and I smiled. "I love you too and I'm always here for you if you need me." I replied and Brad giggled.

Eventually we went back to our apartments and I fell asleep at about half 1 in the morning.

In the morning I woke up and nobody was in my apartment as usual. I walked downstairs and sat on the sofa, I swear there was something that I had to do but I can't remember what it was. Today just felt like a normal day, nothing different ever happened on my birthday.

*knock knock* I opened the door to find Rebekah. "Happy birthday!" She said and I smiled. "Thank you." "Come over to the boys apartment." Rebekah said.  "Oh, that's what I was meant to do. Sorry. I will come now." I said and I shut the door behind me as we walked into the boys apartment.

"Happy birthday!" Everyone shouted and I smiled. There were balloons and banners everywhere. "Thank you so much, you didn't have to do any of this." I said and everyone smiled. "But we wanted to." A familiar voice said from behind me. I turned around to see Brad and I jumped up at him and hugged him tight. "Happy birthday baby." Brad whispered in my ear and then kissed my cheek. I pulled away from the hug and smiled. "Thank you." 

We all had a special birthday breakfast of pancakes and then we got ready for the pool. I am really self conscious about my body and so is Rebekah but she has no reason to be, she is so perfect. I just put on a swimming costume but wrapped a towel around me, Rebekah also put on a swimming costume but Sophie and Hannah put on a bikini.

I walked outside but immediately felt really self conscious about my body as soon as I saw the boys. All the other girls have perfect, bikini ready body's. I sighed and started to walk over to Brad, I just wanted to run away and cry but that just makes me look like a baby.

I eventually reached Brad and he could see the sadness on my face. "What's wrong?" He asked. "Nothing." I said and sat down on the grass by the pool. Brad took his top off so he was just in his swimming trunks and sat next to me, even he is perfect. "Why don't you take the towel away?" Brad asked. "I don't want to. Why don't you go in the pool with the boys?" I asked. "Because I'm waiting for you." He replied. "You will be waiting a long time then." I said and sighed. "What's wrong?" Brad asked. "Nothing." I said. "Do you wanna go in the pool?" Brad asked. "Not right now, maybe later." I replied and Brad looked confused.

"You know I love you and I would never judge you." Brad said. "I know." I replied. "You can tell me what's wrong." Brad said and I sighed. "Look at Hannah, Sophie and Rebekah. They are all perfect. Hannah and Sophie are wearing bikinis and they are so skinny and tanned and perfect. I'm overweight, pale and not perfect." I replied and looked down.

"Your wrong. Yes, they are all nice but so are you. You are the perfect one here. It isn't good to be too skinny and you aren't overweight or skinny, you are just right. I love you for who you are and you shouldn't feel judged or scared. I'm here and nobody is going to say anything. We are all friends here. Well, apart from you and Hannah but I have told her to leave you alone." Brad said and I smiled and looked at the floor. "Now, this silly towel needs to be taken off." Brad said and I giggled. He unwrapped the towel around my body and smiled. "Perfect." He said and I blushed.