Raven Haired Boy ✔

Birthday Bash

"HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY." Everyone screamed when I walked in through Tim's diner's doors.

Everyone was there. The friends that I've grown to love as my own family; it's the relationship of souls that make a family, even if you are related by blood but lack in emotional connection, you can never be a real family.

"Thank you guys for coming." I smiled as big as I could to hide the happy tears that were clouding my vision.

I hugged everyone and thanked them for coming before Tim announced that the karaoke machine was set and everybody who wanted to give it a try should go up on stage.

 Saira was the first one up, which was obvious due to her love for music. She sang Forever Young in her beautiful angelic voice that could make anyone cry in an instant.

 As I was enjoying her music I looked around to see if Caleb was here yet but he wasn't which worried me slightly but I didn't let it show through.

"He's waiting for you at the back." Shane sneakily whispered that in my ear and casually walked past me like he was trying to send me a secret message. Yup, he's been watching too much Jason Bourne movies.

Smiling, I stepped out of the crowded diner into the warm spring sunset and immediately spotted a beautiful raven haired boy waiting for me in his black straight cut jeans and black button down shirt with his longer hair finely jelled back like Leonardo Dicaprio. 

He was standing straight with his hands behind his back trying to hide the shy smile he wore on his face.

"Hey you." He took a couple of steps forward. "Happy Birthday." He brought his hands forward which were holding on to an A3 rectangle box warped in black starry paper. "I know you don't like or want presents so I got you something that means a lot to me so I hope you like it."

"Thank you..." I took the A3 box from his hand and tried to peal the paper off. But before I could do that his hands covered mine stopping my whole nervous system instantly.

"Open it when you get hope." He told me in a small shy tone which I only nodded to because if I tried to speak, I'd probably come out with incoherent sounds. 

"I also got you something else, turn around." He dug his hands in his jeans pockets and pulled a smaller rectangular box. Slowly turning I realised he bought me a necklace.

Like I suspected, a silver shimmering chain with an oval green emerald stone sitting at the bottom of the it, came around my neck which he secured into place.

"Wow..." I breathed out as I turned around while stoking the stone. "Caleb this must have cost you a fortune." I quickly tried to take it off but he stopped me once again.

"NO, please... I'd like you to have it, please." His beady eyes begged me to keep it which I couldn't say no to. "Plus it's your star sign stone." He added and guided towards the entrance of the diner.

"You know you've never told me your birth date, you always avoided that question." I reminded him.

"Well... it's a bit ironic actually." He sheepishly scratched the back of his neck.

"Tell me." I insisted.

"October 27th... Scorpio."

"How is that ironic?" I asked after engraving that date in my brain.

"Because that was the day I properly met you last year." My body froze at his confession. "... And that was my best gift ever."

I tried to calm my nerves down that were heightening due to all the memories that came rushing back. Just as we were about to walk in, he stopped me and gently pulled me aside.