My Life Online

Birthday Breakfast; Part 1.

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I'm going to try something different here. This chapter is going to have 3 parts; the beginning of the day, an extra part, and the rest of the day. You'll understand when you start reading it.
This is the bit where the story takes a leap 👀 Before I end up spoiling it for you, I'll just shut up 😂

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Knock knock. Knock knock.

Knock knock.

I slowly opened my eyes. Then, shut them. Covered my ears with the palms of my hands. Buried my head under my pillow.

Knock knock.

"Ugh!" I groaned as I sat up and quickly grabbed my phone. Hundreds of tweets saying 'Happy Birthday' flooded my lock screen. Sugar! How could I forget that it was my birthday. "How is that even humanly possible?" I thought to myself.

Well, that explains the constant knocking on my door. Every year on my birthday, mum and my little brother wake me up by knocking on my bedroom door. Mum always has a cake in her hand and Fadel, a camera to capture my reaction.

"Surprise!" They yelled as soon as I opened the door. Something was different.

"You swapped?" I laughed, blowing out the candles and then hugging the both of them.

"Hmm. Fadel was being a bit eanid" mum admitted with a smirk on her face.
                                                  (Stubborn)

"Was not" Fadel furrowed his eyebrows. "Come on, breakfasts ready!" He jumped up and down like an impatient puppy.

On top of that, they both prepare a 'Birthday Breakfast' for me. Every year. It's really cute, to be honest. It's sort of, like a tradition now. Don't worry, we do it for everyone, not just me.

I told them that I'd be down in a few minutes so that I could sort out the bird's nest sitting on top of my scalp. Honestly, I don't understand how it gets this tangled. I brushed it, put it into a messy bun and ran downstairs.

"Oh my goodness!" I stood there staring at the table, wondering how they managed to lay it out so nicely. I felt really spoilt.

"Hurry up and take a picture. We want to eat" Fadel interrupted me and I playfully rolled my eyes at him.

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yoitsanaya my family is the cutest! @fadeltawfeeq1 #20
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rumejsamalouf Miss you princess😭 Happy 20th though! Wish I was there with you.
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After we had eaten, we sat down in the living room and just talked about anything and everything. We all overate and felt like our bellies were going to explode so the only possible thing to do was to sit down and suffer.

"I still remember when you two were little babies. Oh, you've grown so much! Ma Shaa Allah" Mum cooed, her strong Yemeni accent standing out.

"Anaya is the perfect example for when puberty goes wrong" Fadel chortled.

"Eh! takun latifa!" Mum lightfully hit him.
         (Be nice)
"That's what you get, al'abalah" I laughed at Fadel.
                                        (Idiot)

"I'm going to go get ready and then meet a couple of my friends, is that okay?" I asked my mum. Yes, I'm now twenty and still ask for my mother's permission - sometimes. Even though, she always says yes.

"Make sure you're back by 6. We're going out at 8 and I want you to look" She paused to think of the word and then said "jamila."
(Beautiful)

As I walk into my room, my phone starts beeping. I unlock it to find text messages from Harris. "Aw cute" I think to myself.

Harris😍:
Happy birthday!!

Me:
Thank you 😂

Harris😍:
You never told me that it was your birthday today 😕

Me:
You never asked 😕

Harris😍:
Hmm. Can't wait for today

Me:
?

12 messages from lololol

Salena @ lololol: so who's coming?
Faduma @ lololol: Me. I'm almost ready x
Sumaira @ lololol: I think we're all coming Salena 😉
Amaal @ lololol: Huh? Coming where? 😬
Salena @ lololol: Faduma we're meeting at 1 and it's only 11. How are you already ready?
Sumaira @ lololol: Classic Amaal 😂😂😭
Faduma @ lololol: I like being on time okay. Unlike you lot who are probably still in bed.
Sumaira @ lololol: Nope. I just got out.
Faduma @ lololol: Same thing hun
Sumaira @ lololol: Clearly not x
Salena @ lololol: Where's Anaya????
Amaal @ lololol: SOMEONE FILL ME IN PLEASE 😩😣
Me @ lololol: Amaal we're meeting at Camden Tube station and then go shopping. Be there at 1 😂😂
Me @ lololol: Btw I gotta be home at 6. Apparently mum's taking me out and what's me dressed up and shit.

I put my phone and charge and pulled out some clothes to wear today. Once I foot dressed, I got out my make up. I didn't want to apply to much since mum wants me all glommed up for this evening so I put on some foundation and concealer, eye liner, mascara, bronzer, filled in my brows and put on a nude lipstick.

"Habibi there's a letter for you" Mum said, walking into my room. She handed me a white envelope with my name 'Anaya' written on it in calligraphy. "Who's it from?" I asked curiously. "La 'aerif. (I do not know) Just take it." I looked at her weirdly before taking the white envelope from her.

"Maybe it's from dad" I thought to myself. Nope. He'd never contact us - he's long gone. So who could it be from? After staring at the envelope for the past 5 minutes, I decided to open it. I pulled out a birthday card which had a picture of two moshimonster cartoons. I silently laughed to myself. I mean, who would send a 20 year old a moshimonster card? I glanced inside the card and saw the words

"With love, Zaki"

My eyes began to swell with tears and a lump formed in my throat simultaneously. I didn't know how or what to feel. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to say. Instead, my hands unconsciously grabbed the unsealed envelope and pulled out a letter. Rapidly, I opened it and began to read.

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Who do you think this Zaki dude is and what do you think is in the letter??