Chapter two
You dream of a nice birthday, but what do you do when your party is crashed by the one person who can turn it into a total nightmare.
Dad : Happy birthday, sweetie. Only the best for my new eighteen year -old!
Pop: if you ask me, I'm not growing up so fast, I can't wait to leave high school.
Dad: don't I know it. You have been wanting to join that dream program at usc since you could walk.
Pop: and now I'm closer than ever.
If I get lucky that is. Only twenty people are accepted into the program every year.
Dad: and your application was sent out right.
Pop: yep, last week with my essay.
Dad: well an acceptance letter would be a great birthday present. But I got you something else.
Pop: what is it?
Dad: why don't you come and see?
Pop: what's this?
Dad: your mom's favorite necklace. I was saving it for your eighteenth birthday, I know she'd want you to have it.
Pop: oh dad...
It's beautiful!
Dad: she used to wear it with everything. In fact she never took it off, she even used to shower with it!
Pop: thank you dad.
Dad: no need to thank me. It's meant to be
Yours and you are going to look just as beautiful as she did wearing it.
Pop: I don't know about that. Mom was so elegant.
Dad : you're just as lovely as her.
Pop: yes well, it's the perfect birthday gift.
Dad: I feel so bad I have to work tonight. Do you have plans?
Pop: I do
Casey and Marie are taking me out... And then we're going to have a sleepover here.
Dad : oh good, I'm working the over night shift, so I won't be back until tomorrow morning at seven A. M. I'm glad you won't be alone.
Pop: I'll be fine Dad.
Dad: good, well let's enjoy that French toast before it gets cold.
Pop: whoa! It's night time already? I must have lost track of time while reading again. I wonder what the girls have planned for Tony. Either way I better find something to wearing something Casey deens a birthday outfit, she'll make me change. I should also change my hair style. It is my birthday after all.
Casey : hey, pop!
Marie : cute outfit, pop!
Casey : yeah! You look like a fairytale.
Pop: thanks, you guys!
I hope I finally look my age, and not ten years younger.
Casey : a set of heels like those will make you look older, for sure.
Pop: good thing they don't hurt.
Well,maybe a little, but I've only tripped once so far.
Anyway, thank you for taking me here. It's my favorite place.
Casey : we know!
And there will be no counting calories tonight. I know you want to get that pasta dish so go get it. It's your birthday after all .
Pop: maybe I'll even go crazy and order a huge steak too.
Marie: speaking of crazy...
My cousin works here, she said she could slip us some drinks under the ruder
Casey : nice. Then we can really celebrate
Pop: no way.
My dad knows the manager here. If I get caught drinking, I'd be in big trouble.
Casey : okay fine. But you're having drink later and that's that.
Pop: what do you mean later?
What are you guys planning .
Casey : it's a surprise
Pop: uh oh.
I don't know if I like the sound of that... A high school party?!
Seriously?!
Casey : this is the first party of the year!
It was not to be missed.
Marie:plus, there's tons of free drinks. Provided by the football team .
Pop: good, because I'll need a drink to get through this.
Casey : can't you just be social with our peers for once? Get out of your head?
Marie: yeah, it's your birthday.
Get out of the clouds, pop! We really and truly want you to have a fantastic day.
Pop: okay. You're right..
I'm, going to try and have a good time. I don't want to be completely anti social in my last year.
Casey : speaking of a good time, looks like someone wants to talk to you.
Marie: OMG! Totally!
He's starting at her!
Pop: who is
Casey : Danny weave
You know! The hottest senior in school? Come on Marie, let's get out of here!
Pop: no, don't ---
Danny : pop!
It's good to see you
I don't think I've ever seen you at a party before.
Pop: well,, that's because you haven't. I don't really go out much.
Danny : that's too bad, I've been wanting to talk to you for a while, but I kept waiting for an opportunity. But you're kind of hard to pin down, you always leave math class before I get the chance.
Pop: really?
Danny : yeah
I know we don't know each other outside the class but... I wanted to tell you that, that piece on lucid dreaming you wrote for the school paper? So cool
Pop: you read it
Danny : oh yeah
I feel like I had a lucid dream once... But I have no idea how to do it again. I really want to.
Pop: fascinating. I've had several myself and I can teach you a few tricks to induce them.
Danny : that will be awesome!
Let me go grab you a drink and we can chat
Pop: sounds great.
.................
Mason : well,well,well
Look what the cat dragged in.
Pop: Mason, not tonight, okay?
Mason :you're wasting your time with Danny. He's gay, you know.
Pop: he is?!
Bummer
He and I were actually having a real conversation. But I know you don't know what that is, so never mind.
Mason : I'm sure it was fascinating. Did you talk about study tactics or the Riemann hypothesis?
Pop: can't you say something nice for once?
Mason : like what
I'm coming up empty.
Pop: I don't know
Every word out of your mouth to me Is an insult, I almost think you're incapable of saying something nice
Mason : that's not true.
Pop: well then, what have you got?
Mason : well even though this isn't true...
How about this...
You look nice in blue.
Pop: .... Wait, what did you just say?!
