"I want to tell you everything ... And I hope you listen to me, because you really care about me and because ... I love you" You looked at him with some doubt, your breathing accelerated due to the fear you felt now due to the disappointment that yo...
While you were leaving the apartment, you said goodbye to your aunt who said
"See you after your work to keep celebrating" while doing a little cheerful dance
"Okay, I hope there are not many customers in the cafe today to leave early and to celebrate" You said and walked away.
On the way to the subway you felt as if someone was following you, so you quickly turned to see who was
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"Surprise!" Ben shouted as he jumped from behind a pillar
"Holly s * &% Ben, you scared me!" You said a little angry
"Sorry I did not want to scare you, I just wanted to surprise you for your birthday, by the way HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" Ben said effusively as he gave you a hug.
Ben was your best friend since high school, both were in the same university but in different faculties, he in architecture and you in advertising, both knew each other very well, both even tried to go out as a couple years ago, but apparently the things did not work and both decided to continue as friends.
"Well, what do you have planned for today?" Ben said
"Well, go to school, then to the cafe and ..."
"And ...?"
"My aunt wants us to celebrate, but the truth is, I do not have much desire to celebrate" You said with reluctance
"I understand, it's your parents, right?" Ben said
"Yes, lately I thought a lot about them, I do not know why, I thought I had overcome, but apparently It's not like that" You said sighing
"I understand, when my father died, I felt lonely, abandoned, as if nobody in this world cared, but my mom helped me a lot to overcome it, and in your case you have your aunt Marcy, who It's like a mother to you" Ben said showing empathy with you
"You're right, she has always been there for me, she gave me everything that was in her power, she also lost her husband and her son, and only got me" You said
"I think that you should go to celebrate with her, it's more we should all go to celebrate after work do not you think? "
"We? Are you autoinviting yourself?"
"Well it's weekend and so what better than partying on the pretext of celebrating your birthday" Ben said moving his hands to emphasize his justification
"It's okay, just because my birthday is a pretext" You said with a small smile
