Conspicuous||A.F.I

28 part 1

*February 24th 2041*

It has been a week since valentines day,but today is my birthday today I'm 19 years old. 19 years I have lived and 19.

"happy birthday to you! happy birthday to you happy birthday dear Kerri happy birthday to you" I heard a chorus of voices singing,I turn around to face the noise to see my mum,dad,Luke and Ellie wearing party hats and holding party poppers.

"really guys?" I groaned face planting my pillow hard.

"come on your eighteen today,be happy" Luke jumped on me making me un able to breathe.

"it's just another year of me being alive" I muttered.

"you have to live your life-"

"before I get older settle down and have children,yes yes I know you have told me lots of times before" I sighed,shoving Luke off of me and walked passed my mum,dad and Ellie and headed to the bathroom.

I jumped into the shower and started to wash myself clean but interrupted by a knock.

"come on Kerri,you might not like birthdays but you count as an adult now,you can move out and get married if you wish" Luke laughed through the door.

"Luke,I just want to have a shower and I'll be down after" I shouted and he ran off downstairs.

I got changed into a daisy top with black ripped jeans and a denim jacked what I stole off of Luke,then I applied winged eyeliner and nude lipstick and brushed my hair letting it be natural.

Running down the stairs I saw my mum and dad holding a present in their hands smiling.

"Kerri we brought you a present you don't have to have it if you dont want" My mum said simply smiling handing me the present,it was wrapped up beautifully the ribbon is red and the wrapping paper is white.

"thanks" I opened the present carefully because it was quite heavy.The wrapping paper dropped to the floor and I saw keys on top of a brick. "what are these keys for?" I questioned.

"your own house" my dad smiled showing his shiny white teeth.

"my own house!" I jumped in excitement.

"yes,you are nineteen about to leave school me and dad thought this would be good for you to take responsibility for yourself" my mum answered all of my questions in my head in one.

"I..I don't know what to say!" I felt my hands shake.

"why don't you check it out?" my dad asked. "see if you want it"

"thanks so much" I ran up to my parents and gave them a big hug,I put on my black converse and opened my car door and drove to the house with the GPS.

I drove for ten minutes and finally arrived,the building was made out of brick and the main door was yellow;vibrant.I walked in nervously and fount my apartment number 5 out of the total 6 flats In the building.

I opened the door and stunned with the sights I'm my new apartment.The walls were covered in cream paint and the rooms were quite close together yet giving me a lot of space. I observed the different rooms they were very new and modern not really my type but it suits me.Finally I went to my new bedroom and it was amazing it was decorated like my old room the walls are turquoise,a double bed with white sheets and pillows to match the bright coloured wall. The headboard and dressing table matched perfectly. I took my shoes off and ran onto my bed and jumped onto it. This is like a dream.

I heard foot steps on the floor I thought to myself 'I shut the when I came in' I slowly got off of the bed and crept out of the room bare foot and looked down the hall,nothing.