Turning Sixteen

Chapter 22: Unfolding secrets

I cleaned up the mess with my broken hand And sweared every time I picked up pieces of broken egg shells or torn tomato skins (very often) and cursed them all that they shall die under a cloudburst.

It's my birthday and I'm so at peace.

Really.

It was already lunch time by the time I cleaned the whole house, mopped the kitchen and vacuumed the carpets, and cleaned myself up.

I washed my hair with utmost difficulty and changed into my cute crown printed PJ's and dad's old T shirt.

It's your damn freaking birthday bitch for which you've had the whole world on your head all excited and shit and now you're basking in your PJ's really?

You see, the subconscious is a witch.

Well because if I'm a bitch I've got better standards than it so yeah she be the witch but really I hate it that she's right.

I sigh and bury my face in my pillow when I feel an angry vibration...

And that's when I find my phone underneath it and the screen lights up with 107 missed calls and 34 messages.

107 missed calls!!!

I was surprised to see that half of them were alone from my class mates who never even acknowledge my presence in school but today they all are like happy birthday to me?

And that's when it hit me, hard.

I type out successive messages to Ellen.

"You really invited all the goddamned school to my birthday party?"

"And how the hell do we accomodate them all in here, my house ain't freaking white House!!"

I let go of a loud groan when my phone beeps ferociously.

The three idiots text me all together.

Ellen: " See you at Newlands at 5 gotta make arrangements."

Me: "WHAT? Seriously? Ell you know the place holds bad memories..I can't.. please just come home..let it be I don't feel like partying anyways.."

Ellen: "Trust me this one time babe, seriously..it's gonna be okay.."

I don't know but it felt okay to be there too...I believed her for once.

Jace: "Meliaaaaaaa you're so gonna be chickened out and freaky when you see this! It's all so cool smh come soon! Xoxo"

Tyler: "Omg you got no idea what you in for, @5 at Newlands!!!!"

I knew one thing, these guys ain't letting my birthday go just like that. These people loved me and went to extremes to make me happy and feel loved and special..al through the year I loved people who did not really care about me the way they did and I sidelined them by mistake...a mistake I realised sooner than I should have and I can't be happier than this.

Although I do not deny the fact that I missed Michael a lot and I really wanted a kiss this day. He was the one I loved truly with all my heart..he made me happy on days I thought I couldn't stay anymore..that's the power he had over me my body, my mind and overall on my life.

It felt like my wishes got answered and my phone rang in my hands and an unusual feeling erupted at the pit of my stomach as a familiar name flashed across my phone screen.

Michael.

I waited for a good 10 seconds so he didn't think I was waiting like a creep for his call or something you know...