Short 'n' Sweet

Max's Adventures - 1: Birthday

Quite a while ago, there were three boys who were the best of friends. The first boy's name was Gabriel, the second one's name was Sam, and last - but certainly not least - was Max.

These boys lived in Johannesburg, South Africa (Editor's Note: This is a real place. Trevor Noah was born there). Every day after school, Sam, Max and Gabriel would go to a park that was close to their houses. Oh, did I forget to mention how they met? Their houses were right next to each other, and one day, they coincedently walked to the park at the exact same time!

Anyways, back to the story.
Today, the three boys had finished school and were walking to the park together. They finally reached the park and sat down on a vacant bench. (Editor's Note: The bench is clearly not vacant once they have sat down on it.)
Sam and Gabriel munched chicken mayo sandwiches while Max just sat there. 'It feels as if I'm forgetting to tell you guys something,' he confessed eventually. Max thought and thought, yet he still could not remember.

The three boys exited the park and walked home together. 'Give us a phone call if you remember,' Sam requested on behalf of both himself and Gabriel. 'I will,' Max promised.

It was only late that night that Max remembered. He sprang out of bed and dialled both of his friends on the landline. 'IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW!' he yelled before going back to bed.

He fell asleep with a single thought...
Great, I'm going to be tired on my birthday.

°●•◆ The Next Day ◆•●°

Before school, Gabriel told his friends to meet up at the park during lunch break to decide how to celebrate Max's birthday, since they were allowed to leave school premises then.

Max's predictions had come true; he was awfully tired. That didn't stop him from being cheery and excited, though!

In the park, all of the boys wracked their brains for anything interesting that they could celebrate Max's birthday with.
They thought and thought and thought some more...

Suddenly, Gabriel jumped up! 'I've got it!' he exclaimed loudly, catching the attention of a few passerby-ers. 'Let's-'

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Ooh! A cliffhanger! Wait for the next chapter of "Max's Adventures" to find out... Will Max have fun? Does something go wrong? Is it risky? Haha, I'm evil.

Shoutout to Gran... I know you're reading this