''HAPPY BIRTHDAY!''
Kayla spun around to find Samantha, one of her closest friends. The birthday girl ran to Samantha and hugged her, grinning from ear to ear.
''So... Finally thirteen years old, huh?'' Samantha said, teasing Kayla.
''Hey, I'm only the youngest by a few months!'' Kayla protested.
Still laughing, the girls went upstairs to paint their nails and do their hair. As Samantha applied blue polish on Kayla's fingers, a rock hit the window at their left. Surprised, they both shrieked and Samantha dropped the nail polish brush, accidentally putting a blue line on the other girl's forehead.
They both rushed to look out the window. They saw Jem, another friend of Kayla and Samantha's, standing there with a small rock in hand. Leave it to him to notify his presence by throwing rocks in someone's window. Both girls looked at each other playfully and pulled back the curtains, then hurried downstairs to let Jem in.
''Hello birthday girl! How's it hanging?'' Jem said in a funky tone he knew Kayla hated.
''Oh shut up!''
''What? Your young brain can't take it? Being asked how you're doing is too much now?''
''Hey! I'm as old as you are now!'' She replied, crossing her arms and smiling.
''Ha! You wish,'' Jem said while smirking.
A few minutes later, a soft knock was heard. Kayla hastily opened the door to let Leo in. Samantha wiggled her way between Samantha and the doorframe to great the boy.
''Hey!''
Leo just looked at her, raising an eyebrow. Trying to make him react, Samantha gently pushed his shoulder and giggled. ''Tag, you're it!''
Deadpan, Leo looked at Samantha, then Jem and Kayla. He shrugged and wished Kayla a happy birthday.
An awkward silence took place until a pillow flew across the room to hit Kayla in the face.
''Hey what was th-''
Kayla was interrupted by more pillows flying around and hitting Samantha and Leo.
''JEM! This is so on!'' Leo screamed.
Soon enough, a huge pillow fight took place, but they were interrupted by a door bell.
''Hey, guys, do you really think it's Ethan? I mean, he's never on time,'' Jem managed to say between two breaths.
''Let's hope it is, because he's already twenty minutes late!'' Kayla laughed.
Still smiling, Kayla let Ethan in.
''Hey Kayla! I know I'm late, I had to...''
''Oh, save it,'' Samantha said.''You're always late.''
''Hello to you too, Sam,'' Ethan said. ''Anyway, '' he said, staring at Samantha, ''I wanted to say...''
''Yes, yes, you wanted to find an excuse, we know,'' Jem teased Ethan.
''No! I wanted to wish Kayl-''
''Yeah, right! As if! Wish her a happy birthday, I'm sure she'll forgive you!'' Leo told Ethan with a smirk.
''Oh come on guys! Leave Ethan alone, he's just trying to...''
''What? Be forgiven?'' Leo asked.
''No! To say happy birthday, dummy!'' Ethan answered.
''Did you say...'' Leo, offended, choked on his words.
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Thirteen Years Old
Mystery / ThrillerOne murder leading to others. Kidnapping and scheming. Cops and criminals. Betrayal and treason. And caught in the middle of that? Thriteen years old struggling, trying to make it through the Hell that fell on them, while dealing with their very ow...
