The 20th birthday

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Anna and Kaila's friends were together since a week now. Tired of being the third wheel, the brunette get herself a part-time job. That day,when she was coming back from it, she threw her jacket on the coathanger but didn't noticed the apartment was empty when she came in, a present in the hands.

"Anna, guess which day is..."

When she saw the lights off, she immediatly stopped. After she turn them on, she went near the table to read the letter on it.

" "Don't wait for me tonight, we prepared a romantic weekend." She read. "Send me a message if anything happens. If you feel alone, just get you a boyfriend as wonderful as mine." ... You're hillarous, Anna." She said without any smile.

Empty from any kind of energy, she lied on the sofa but didn't turn on theTV.

"You forget today is our 20th birthday as friends...?

Angry -but mainly sad- she get up from the couch, take her jacket back and left slamming the door. Around two hours later, it was Anna's turn to enter the apartement, all lights on.

"I'm so stupid I forget my bad, do you know where is it, Kaila?"

After a long silence, she started to search all the rooms but didn't find anyone. Once again, she called her friend's name but, like before, no response came. Finally, she ended to notice the little package on the table and opened it. Inside, she found two tickets for a travelanywhere on the world.

"Oh no... Today was our birtday..."

Immediately, she took her phone off her pocket and wrote her roomate number but the voice on the other side was a man's.

"Hello?" She heard.

"H-Hello? Excuse me, is that Kaila's phone?" She asked.

-Yes, it's hers." The voice confirmed.

"Excuse-me but... Who are you?"

"Iw ork in a little bar in the downtown in which she often comes. Are you one of their friend?"

"Yes, I am. Did something happenened?"

"Could you come here and take her back home? She drank a lot tonight and I think she'll not be able to come back home alone.

"O-Of course, I'm on my way."

"Thank you. See you there then."

Just before before hanging up, she hears her friend's voice violently asking for another glass of alcohol. Quickly, Anna took her bag -founded on her bed-, turned off the lights and left the place.

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