Between Us [COMPLETED]

28 : A Necklace From Him

Averyn's POV

I looked behind my mom and saw Darren was walking in with a cake. Helen, Dania and Harry were following him,singing Happy Birthday. My mom stood and hugged me,rubbing my back to calm me down from the surprise."Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to Averyn! Happy Birthday to you!" They sang along and again, tears were welling up in my eyes.

Darren placed the cake in front of me on the table, gave me a peck on my kiss,muttering Happy Birthday Sweetheart. The same goes with others and I couldn't even react because I stood there in disbelief. What the hell? What's going now? "Make your wish and blow the candles," my mom ordered. I looked down and saw a cake with vanila frosting and topped with fresh berries -strawberries, bluberries,blackberries, cranberries. I closed my eyes, holding my hands together under my chin.

Thanks God for letting me live along this time. Thanks for granted all the peoples around me. Please make all of us stay healthy and success in whatever we do. Please keep us tighten our relationship and don't break it. Let me enrol in the college so I can make my mom proud. Help me being a better person afterwards. Let Darren stay with me no matter what kind of relationship we're gonna have. I'll accept the fate if Darren aren't meant for me.Sorry for all the mistakes I've made. And again, thank you Lord.

I blow the candles once I made the wish. Oh, my tears couldn't stop streaming down. I didn't imagine they would pull this surprise party. Seriously.Because the way they act just now at school, it was kind like they forgot my special day. I trapped into their act. Oh, the heat conversation between Darren and mom. Was that an act too?

I sliced the cake and divided it to all six of us. As I gave cakes to them, I noticed something weird. They all were wearing the same shirt. It was a pink sweatshirt with a photo of two familiar figures. "What was that?" I asked, gesturing to the shirt they were wearing. Mom quickly walked away and came back with two similar sweatshirt. She pulled one on her body and another handed to me. "It designed by me," Darren cleared. I looked on the sweatshirt and gaped as I saw the photo was me and Darren in front of my house on the dance night. I guessed it was one of the photo Helen snapped before we headed to school. In the photo, I was standing beside Darren while Darren kissed my cheek.

"Sorry for all the surprises. It was planned by me and Darren actually," mom chirped.I looked at her with frown. I took a sit in the dining room,along with others while my mom took out other snacks and drinks to the dining table with help of Helen and Dania. Once all ready, mom started explaining. "Remember the dance night?" she asked. I nodded my head. "Darren sent you home and once he set you in the room, we had a small talk. Then, he came out with a plan for your birthday. We discussed it to actually pull out the prank for you. Not too much, just to see your tears," mom added.

I rolled my eyes. "So, the conversation between you and Darren just now. Was that a prank too?" I asked. Mom held my hand,and nodded her head."Wow! I can't believe it. I though you're really angry," I stated. "It's a prank, sweetheart," she apologized."You guys acted like you didn't remember my birthday," I pouted. All of them chuckled.

The night went with lots of stories we exchanged. As the clock hit 10 o'clock, Helen,Dania and Harry excused themselves since we got school tomorrow. Darren stayed a little longer and my mom didn't mind if he sleep in my room tonight. She said maybe Darren got something special for me today. "Mom, it's the talk between you and Darren was an act? Really?" I asked once Darren went to the bathroom. "Yup. Seriously, we planned the whole thing," she cleared.

"The last confession about my true feelings, will you reveal it to Darren? I really meant what I said just now. Please mom," I exclaimed. "The conversation between both of us, I'll keep it as secret. I will. I promise," she vowed. "Thanks mom. I love you so much," I chirped and Darren showed up in the kitchen. "Since it's your birthday, I'll be doing the dishes. Go upstairs now. Oh,don't stay up too late because you guys have school tomorrow." I obeyed mom's words and walked upstairs to my room, followed by Darren.

I locked the door room once both of us in. Darren and I lied on my bed, his arm behind my neck and another arm on my stomach. I looked at him with a frown. "How could you plan all of this?" I asked. He just gave me a smirk and snuggled on my neck. His breath on my neck sent shiver down my spine. I tried to push his face away but he kissed my neck instead. I froze by his action."Didn't you have anything special for me? Come on. It's my birthday," I pouted. He looked at me with a smile, his hand leave my stomach and took something out from his pocket.

I saw a sparkling yet cute necklace with a star locket in his hand. "Happy Birthday sweetie," he said, handing the necklace to me. I looked over and admiring the necklace. It really suit my type. I really love it. "Thank you Darren!" I thanked while hugging him."No problem. I'm sorry it's not something big or expensive," he said. "Nah. It's fine. I really love it. Anyway, is this a present from my bestfriend or my fake boyfriend?" I teased him with lifted eyebrows. I played with the necklace. Couldn't wait to wear it.

"You can assume that as a gift from your bestfriend. I'll give something else for you, as a boyfriend," he stated with a playful smirk. I knew where his mind was going so I just rolled my eyes. I sat on the bed to wear the necklace, but Darren insisted to help me. He sat behind me, hooking the necklace and kissed the back of my neck. "Happy Birthday again, V," he murmured. I thanked him again with a smile,playing with the locket.

I love stars a lot. For me, they are amazing. They shine bright in the stillness of the night, as if they giving hope that no matter how dark you life is,there'll a slight light to help you out.

"You should go home. It's almost 12. We need to go to school tomorrow," I said. He pouted and lied back on my bed, tapping the place beside him, asking me to lie beside him. I sighed with a smile and cuddled with him, snuggled closer with him. "What did mom give you just now? In the bag?" I asked as my eyes platstered on his sweatshirt with our picture. "She gave me this sweatshirts so all of us can change into it out of the house.She didn't want to make it obvious. It's actually my idea,"he stated. "You look cute in pink," I teased him. "But you're even cuter," he pinched my nose. I closed the gap between us, smelling his scent.

I better use this time wisely because our 'relationship' will last in two weeks.

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Sorry if this chapter was boring or maybe the prank aren't good enough.I'm bad in describing things :(