Fast forward 2 and a half weeks later, on the 11th of September, my lil sister's 15th birthday.
"Okay, Abuela, Thitha is still sleeping. On my countdown, we will walk in. You will splash cold water on her, while I blast the Party Song on my speakers. Agreed?" I quickly and quietly explained the plan to my abuela. We have this family birthday tradition where, every year on someone's birthday, we splash them with a bit of cold water to wake them up. I love this tradition, because I legit get to splash whoever, whenever.
"Abuela. On my count of three, I will blast the Party Song (Party by Chris Brown ft. Usher & Gucci Mane) on my speakers. In three, two, one, NOW!" I told my grandmother. She splashed the cold ass water on my sister while she was sleeping, as I played the song.
My now 15 year old sister jolted upwards in terror, screaming at us for throwing cold water in her face. Cue the angry screams. "What the hell, man?! Why am I drenched?" She screamed at me, wondering what was going on. "And WHY is there music blasting from your speakers in my ears this damn early in the morning?! What time is it?" "Bro, it's four thirty." This, my dear friends, proves the fact that my sister is not a morning person. Especially on weekends. She has this rule with all of us that sounds a lil some like this: wake her up any time before 09:00 a.m. on a Saturday and she'll go Rottweiler, Pitbull and French Bulldog on your ass. She will literally RAGE on you. For real. "Man, now I'm annoyed. But why wake me up so early if I don't know what day it it is?"
Abuela then stood in front of me and spoke. "Well, first off, you have school. Secondly... do you SERIOUSLY not know what day it is today? Really now?" Abuela questioned. "Bruhhhhhh, just let me go back to sleeeeeeeeeeppppp. I'll wake up in an hour. Wait a sec, but then I'll be late for school." "Exactly," Abuela said. "So y'all just gonna stand there? Or are you actually gonna tell me what day it is?" My sister said getting impatient. "Cause I gotta get ready for school, like ya said." "Today is the 11th of September," I stated sarcastically and expectantly. "How exactly does that involve me and why should I care?" Ohmigod, how much more *stupida* could she possibly be?! Did she forget today is her birthday?
"Today is the day you turn 15, *stupida,* today is your birthdayyyyyyyyyyyy. You are honestly the most idiotic being I have to call a sister for the rest of my life, ever!!" I said to her. Because of those dipshits that bullied her, did she forget HER OWN BIRTHDAY?! Wow, how sad.
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