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Birthday

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"Happy birthday sweetie!" Mom greeted me as she put the cake covered in white fondant  in the kitchen counter. Dad gets his icing bag and began to put pink, purple and light blue icing bags, then squeezed them and made little swirls. He looked so amazed of what he did, he couldn't help but smile.

"Thanks mom." I walk over the counter and took a sit on the chairs next to the counter. Mom served my favorite baked mac.

"Your aunts are coming here." Dad mumbled. "They'd like to meet your boyfriend." He stressed in the word boyfriend, making me remember that Jake wouldn't be around. He wouldn't be here  until afternoon, or maybe tonight.

"But Jake ain't coming, hon." Mom told dad. "He could not make it."

"Sounds good." Dad murmured while concentrating on little yellow flowers on the swirls. "Clarkson is coming, right?" 

"Yes, dad. I invited few friends over. And we plan to have pajama party tonight."

"Pajama party is for gradeschool kids. Go for a party tonight. Ain't Lauren McKenley having a party? She's gonna celebrate because she got a modelling contract."

"Modelling clay contract." Dad mouthed and we laughed. He clearly knew that I don't like Lauren ever since she moved from the neighborhood. Mom perhaps didn't hear it because she just took out her cupcakes in the oven.

"How did you know about that mom?" 

"Lauren's mom is in yoga class with me. She'll leave Lauren in charge while she and her husband check on Lauren's sister in France."

"Oh. But I won't attend any party without Isabel and Lianna. Isabel is grounded. I even asked Adelaide's permission and told that it is just a pajama party, not any party around the block." I lied.

"And she said yes?" Mom asked. 

"Yes."

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"Isabel is grounded?" Dad asked when mom left for the supermarket to buy some ingredients and some things for the party.

"Nope. It was just a made-up story. I just really don't want to go to Lauren's party.  You know..." I trailed off, I almost forgot that he didn't know that Jake once cheated on me with Lauren. "I just don't like her, so much."

The door bell rang and dad opened the door. Lianna, Isabel, Lance and Steven was there,  along with few friends I have in school. Each of them brought their bags with their clothes for our pajama party later. Except some friends who wanted to attend Lauren's party, hmmm hmmm, I smell trouble.

I texted Clarkson if he would come to my party, since he is expected by my dad. I think dad is taking  Clarkson's side now. He have been not like this before from my two exes.

Mom arrived, along with my aunts, her sister and her best friend and dad's twin sisters, Aunt Regina and Reyna. Aunt Reyna wore her goofy smile while she went close to hug me.

"Where's your boyfriend, Georgie? " she asked. 

"Boyfriend!" Aunt Regina exclaimed. "I am here for him!" 

"How tall is he? Is he cute? What is the color of his eyes—" they asked.

"Here he is!" Dad interrupted, letting Clarkson go inside the house. Seeing him, my aunts made their way close to him, surrounding him and shell out their giggles. 

"He is cute!" 

"Handsome, my sister, he is handsome!"

"Is he Jake?" 

"He's not." Dad replied. "That's Clarkson, uhhh, George's friend."

"Friend?!" Aunt Grace doubted. "He's too handsome to be your friend!" 

"Yeah, like she should broke up with Jake and make Clarkson her boyfriend." Steven told my aunts. 

Dad laughed and told us to start the party.

Him

"My aunts love you." She told me, while cleaning up. I decided to do the dishes while the others help her parents fix everything. Some of her friends left for Lauren's party, which is few blocks away. We could even hear the music blasting from Lauren's house.

By the way the music plays, I guess that the party already started.

"I love you too." It just came out like that. A soft sound came from my phone and interrupted the awkward atmosphere between us. Someone sent me a message. She excused herself and get some boxed juice and cookies, after that, she went upstairs. 

The soft sound came continuously and my phone kept ringing. I answer the call, it was from Ed.

"Have you seen the pictures?" He said.

"What pictures?" 

"The one I sent you. Your best friend here will have a scandal. Just wanna give you a warm up so you wont be surprised. And please," he coughed. "Don't tell Georgina yet." 

"Why do you care?"

"I knew he already cheated on her , last formal. Man, the girl is so hurt. Lauren even bullied her, but Adelaide come to rescue and put the slut to detention."

"You sound so , hmmm, sassy, perhaps gay."

"I am a bisexual." 

"Okay." I just told him, surprised by his sudden confession. He dropped the call and I started reading his messages— pictures, I mean.

There are pictures of Lauren, Lester and Jake. Jake just came home and went to Lauren's home without dropping by? 

Jake seemed to enjoy the party. He have pictures of him without his shirt on and Lauren doing body shot and him doing the same to Lauren. Lauren is wearing her bra and a mini skirt she loves to use at school. 

Pictures of him kissing Lauren, grinding with Lauren, and spraying cream on Lauren's body came up. A new message came up, a link of a video.

The video was on Alyssa and Alyxxa's VLog, the twin bloggers and school paper officers. I watched the video, everything was going toxic, everyone was already drunk, everyone grinding one each ones body and Lauren suddenly came up to the table and shouted "Who wants a piece of me?!" 

Every guy on the party raised their hands. "I'll pick out five guys!" Lauren told them.

There were shouting and she picked four other guys and lastly, picked Jake. Her friend Daisy sprayed cream on her tummy, and the guys started licking. She sprayed cream on her lips and Jake licked it. And so on. 

I scrolled on the comments below . Someone said that the party really started at six pm, that's why they were drunk by nine pm. Some said that this one is going to be a scandal and couldn't wait for more. 

I kept on scrolling for the comments, being bothered by what happened. I don't want Georgina to know about this. Its a big time scandal and she'll have her heart broken again.

"Clarkson? Are you not going to join us?" George's voice pulled me out of my reverie. She Is standing infront of me so I put my phone on my pocket and embraced her.

"Happy birthday George."