Caffeine Chronicles

birthday

b i r t h d a y

(n.) the anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts.

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IT WAS THE 28th day of the 4th month.

The most important person that I have in my life is celebrating her 15th anniversary in the world. Just like how it has been for the previous years, this would be another blast.

At least, that is what we thought.

For a person who seemed to be spending her birthday, she did not look happy nor enthusiastic about it. It was as if she's undergoing the 'red week' during that day.

Keep that a secret.

We decorated the whole place in different pastel shades, even the cake, ribbons and balloons mixed in the room properly. Of course, that's not for me to decide since Mary and Luis planned everything for this occasion. You can say that I merely sat in the sidelines as I watch them work.

Making her happy.... Isn't my forte.

Rather, the only thing I'm good at is the total opposite of that. I only bring her pain, even if it was unintentional. That was my curse. But guess what?

She never gave up.

So, for once in my life I decided to make her happy.

When the party came to an end, while everyone was busy talking to other guests, I took her out of her auntie's house and went to mine. We headed to the rooftop, each step we took made my heart feel as if it would fall from my chest anytime. It was nerve wracking. She was the only one who could make me feel different emotions and feelings and it scares and makes me happy all at the same time.

When she looked at the small twinkling dots up at the void-like sky, her eyes shone brightly. I saw her pupils dilate, and it made me smile. I made her smile. I made her happy for the first time in my life.

"When was the last time you saw the stars?" I asked her, but she did not turned her gaze at me when she answered. "I can't remember."

"How about you, Luke?"

I averted my gaze to her and looked up in the sky.

"I last saw them dancing in your eyes."

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i am still fucking embarassed
on the amount of cheesiness of this piece of shit and despite that being said it doesn't look like i'll stop any sooner.