The Tale of Us

3

"Guys, I didn't know you were coming over." I say to them all.

"That was the point, stupid." My other friend Belle responds.

"Haha Belle. Very funny. But seriously, I just planned to have a quiet birthday."

I look across the room and my four friends literally all roll their eyes. "But that can't happen. Since I'm here," Mia says. I laugh and Kendall hits Mia in the stomach. "Ow! Don't be such a wh*re." She sticks her tongue out at Kendall and Kendall returns the gesture.

3:30

"Les filles descendent ici. Nous allons ouvrir des cadeaux. Et Penelope vient saluer ta tante et ton oncle. Ils viennent juste d'arriver." (Girls come down here. We're going to open presents. And Penelope come say hi to your aunt and uncle. They just showed up.) My mom yells up at me.

"Venir maman!" I yell down the stairs. (Coming mom).

"What did she want?" Mia asks.

"She wants us to go downstairs."

When I get downstairs I hug my aunt and uncle. They hand me a gift, I thank them and set it down by the other gifts.

My little sister, Olivia comes running up to me and does the hand thing that toddlers do that means up. "Mon trésor, want to open up presents with me?"

Olivia says yes and I carry her to the living room as all the family members and friends join me.

Belle gets me a new phone case, stickers, and a gift card to dutch. Mia gets me a shit ton of candy and $200 (she's rich. don't ask questions). Kendall buys me a new sweatshirt (it's the pink anti anti social club one). Sadie gives me gift cards to a lot of places.

My uncle (married to Dahlia) gives me $1000. My other aunt and uncle have bought me a new makeup palette.

Last but not least my parents bring out my final gift (I got a lot more. I'm on upper class middle class). "One more?" My mom nods and hands me a box. I open it and inside is a Macbook and an Apple watch. "Oh Cher Seigneur! Merci Merci!" (dear lord. Thank you thank you). I hug my parents, my friends, and my relatives.

12:49 am
Saturday

After my friends and relatives left after cake and everything, my parents helped me set up my computer and apple watch so that they're connected to my phone.

That was 3 hours ago.

Now I'm laying in bed watching Netflix on my computer. In the middle of an Originals scene when my phone buzzes. I look over and it's an Instagram notification. I grab my phone and look at it.

It's not Alessio. Just my friend dming me a meme. I reply and am about to turn my phone of when.

Ding

I've gotten another dm.

Once again. It's not from Alessio, but it's from Ethan.

Ethan: hey

Me: hi ethan

Ethan: sorry for hitting you up so late at night but i was just bored and needed a favor

Me: oh ok. what's your favor

Ethan: so on Monday Mrs. Cox said that he had to have partners for a new project we were working on
Ethan: wanna be partners?

Me: Yeah sure. I have no other friends in that's class.

1:32
Ethan and I have been talking for awhile now and I realize I'm really tired.

Me: hey. i'm pretty tired. i think i'm gonna head to bed

Ethan: ok. good night Penelope :)

Me: gn

I plug my phone in and rest it on my night stand.

Little did I know that right after I fell asleep. A new dm came in. And it wasn't from Ethan.
A/N

ahhh thank you all for reading. i know it was a short chapter but it's because i'm posting twice in the same day. so please enjoy and feel free to send me critiques or anything

-Eve