Today is my birthday! I havent told anyone that it was today and Genna hasn't said anything about it, so maybe she forgot.
I really do kinda like it when people make a big deal out of my birthday. Its another year, another three hundred sixty-five days, that you've spent on the planet. You celebrate another year you survived and kept the population of seven billion thriving on Earth.
Today I'm nineteen, still a teenager, but an adult. Still have freedom and fewer rules.
Everyone stayed at their own houses last night. I stayed over at Luke and Michael's the night before last and slept in until, I shit you not, three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was amazing. I woke up to Luke's bedhead too, which made it even better.
I fumble down the stairs after I disinfect my belly button and twist the holder piercing. Only about another week of that then I can switch to my actual piercing.
"Hey hey!" I say as I skip to the dining room.
"Hey mija!" Gen says as she spreads butter across a waffle.
"The blueberries are in the fridge!" she says, making her way to the living room. I dressed my two waffles and headed into the living room and sat by Gen in my beanbag chair.
"I think you should wear your Pierce the Veil shirt today..." Gen says, stuffing a bite of waffle into her face.
Since when does she want me to wear merch?
"Uh, alright?" I told her. After breakfast I went and put on my 'We start a new revolution now' shirt that I scored at Hot Topic last week and my second pair of faded jeans.
"Umm... no." Gen says I walk into the living room.
"I think you should change into this..." She hands me a little giftbag with yellow tissue paper overflowing out of the top.
Its not even a new shirt, like I was hoping. It was a note.
"We have for you today,
a little surprise on the way
First, you'll need to follow the map,
stopping at each star marked,
There you'll see more clues, hopefully not taking a nap
The last star will be your final destination,
as an eighteen year old..." I read aloud.
"Nice rhyming huh?" Gen laughed.
"It was all Ashley and Ashton's idea..."
"Well, shall we?" I asked. I loved surprises when I was little, and they still get me hyped up.
We were off, following the map as we crossed a crosswalk that was marked on the map, leading out of our neighborhood.
"Geez, you guys got this map marked down to the houses!" I told Genna.
We got to my first spot that had a star marked on it. It was a huge warehouse that had a sign that said "The Jean Barn" on it in big red letters. Ashton and Ashley were sitting on a wagon-wheel bench by the front door.
"Happy birthday!" A Squared yelled at the same time. I went over and hugged them.
"We're gonna get you some new jeans, kay? Kay." Ashley said, grabbed my wrist(like she did the other night when she dragged me shopping), and took me into the huge store. There were seriously hundreds of shelves of jeans. Neon, Jeggings, Leather, Denim, Stone Washed, everything.
I ended up getting gray denim with black leather down the sides, and a black beanie to go on top of my straightened blue hair.
"See you at the last spot!" Ashton whispered in my ear as he hugged me goodbye.
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FanfictionTwo best friends escape from their strict parents to follow their dreams in LA. They buy a house, get jobs, and are going along fine until some unlikely neighbors come into their lives. Strong relationships, true friendships, up and down-hill battle...
