Valerie || The Weeknd

The Party

Valerie:

It was a beautiful Saturday morning when I woke up realizing it was my birthday. The sunlight was hitting my eyes through the blinds and as I yawned for one last time, I got out of bed, putting on my white satin robe and my black slippers and headed to the bathroom. I got into the shower and continued with my morning routine. To start the day, I decided I would wear a black top with some blue jeans and of course, my favorite Adidas.

I lived with my boyfriend, James. He and I have been together for two years. We’ve been living together for 3 months now but things weren’t going so great lately, tho. Fights were becoming a common thing and he would often disappear.

The house was empty, as expected. I headed to the kitchen where I found a note from James.

"Happy birthday babe. I made you pancakes, see you at dinner xx"

He was really sweet but not enough for me. I didn’t want to have any negative thoughts on this day so I proceeded to eat my breakfast. Tonight, I was going for dinner and then we would meet some friends at a club.

I finished with my breakfast and went upstairs, to the bathroom. I looked myself in the mirror and by seeing my reflection, I didn’t seem too excited for the day.

After brushing my teeth and checking myself in the mirror one last time, I got downstairs, took my keys and headed to my car. Sadly, I had to work on my birthday. I worked as a seller at a clothing shop called "Chic and Elegant". I loved my job since my boss was my friend, Briana. We enjoyed running the store together.

I parked my car and put on some lipstick before getting inside. Briana was already looking at me with a smirk on her face, waiting for me to get in so she could greet me. And so I did.

B: "HAPPY BIRTHDAYYY!!"

V: "Thank youuuu Briiii!" I said as I was giving her a huge hug.

B: "Are you ready to party tonight?" She grinned.

V: "Hell yeah, we are gonna have a lot of fun" I smiled.

B: "I'm letting you off earlier today so you can go and get all glammed up" She winked at me, making me laugh.

V: "Thank you".

I smiled at her one more time before leaving to help a costumer.

6 hours later

I watched the clock on the wall ticking as I was impatiently waiting for my last costumer to decide what she wanted. I really wanted to leave and get ready so I could make it for dinner in time.

After finally deciding on a white dress, my costumer was ready to leave and so was I. I put her dress in a bag with the receipt, told her to have a good evening and watched her leave. I immediately took my things and said a temporary goodbye to Briana.

I drove back and got inside my house. I decided to whip up something in order not to starve until dinner. As I was making the omelet, I heard the door closing.

J: "Hey, happy birthday" He smiled as he hugged me from behind.

V: "Aawww thank you" I smiled, while letting him kiss me.

J: "Did you get off of work early?" He sat down.

V: "Briana said I should get ready for tonight so here I am" I explained while taking a bite of my omelet.

J: "Wear something sexy" He laughed.

V: "I'll see what I can do" I smiled.
James went on his phone to check his messages as I was finishing my meal. He was so ignorant lately, at least he was taking me to dinner.