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Chase's Birthday Chapter 89

It's Chase's birthday today. Natasha's making us write speeches for him, like she does for everyone's birthday. 

It's time for speeches now. Oh, I'm kinda nervous. This is the first year I've been so nervous about giving him a speech.

Mia sighs as she stands up in front of everyone, directly across from her brother, as she pulls out a paper. " Hey bro. So, I tried thinking of stuff to say, and this is what I came up with. " She scans over the page. " Oh yeah. So, you may annoy me...ninety percent of the time, but I live ya little bro. You make life....interesting. And even though you get on my nerves, and I want to strangle you majority of the time, I still am glad to have you as a brother. I always know I can count on you. You do...everything for me. Thanks bro, and happy birthday. " Mia gives her brother a hug, a very rare thing for her to do. 

" Thanks. I think. " Chase says with a slight smile. 

" My turn. " Clayton stands up. I lean back in my seat, rereading my speech over and over until it's my turn to go up. 

" And the last person to go, is Aura. " Natasha gestures for me to go up. I take a breath and push myself up from my seat. I straighten a folded corner on my page.

" Well, first I want to start off by saying, happy birthday Chay. You're one of my very best friends and I honestly don't know how you or anyone for that matter, puts up with me. We've been friends for so long, that I can't remember which one of us is the bad influence. " I smile and everyone chuckles. " I have a feeling, we'll be the old folks causing trouble in the nursing homes when were old. " More laughs. " You're a great person, Chase. I'd take a bullet for you, not in the head, because, I don't think that'd be very good, but in the leg or something. " I nod. " I'm glad to-no, I'm proud to be your friend. And, we're kinda stuck together. We'll be friends forever because you already know too much about me, you've seen me have major breakdowns, and you've helped me through some pretty hard times. So, here's to another year of laughing until it hurts, dealing with dumb people and keeping each other somewhat sane. Happy Birthday Chase. " I smile. 

Chase smile back up, and my heart flutters. Here comes the crush emotion, slamming it's big head in my heart, making me feel all jittery and tingly around Chase.