King Elijah

21

Chapter 21 | The Pink Ones

I press the volume up button on my speaker as Money by The Drums plays. I let the sound fill my room as the music takes over and I start to dance. This week is my 'birthday week' which is both amazing and... not. 

I look at the calendar which has the dates Friday, October 8th - Sunday, October 10th circled. My birthday this year falls a day from now on a Friday and so it's perfect timing for the annual weekend-long sleepover I usually have. My parents came up with it to make my birthdays something to look forward to when I was younger. 

The girls and I are going shopping today for snacks and pajamas so that we're fully prepared for tomorrow. I look around the basement checking that everything else is set up. Although I don't come down here too often by myself it's one of my favorite parts of the house. There's a tv set up with games, instruments like a guitar, drums, and a keyboard, there's also games like a foosball table, pinball machine, and ping-pong table, as well as a couple of couches and bean bag chairs. My music pauses as a call comes in on my phone from Abigail.

Hey gorgeous, we're outside come on out.

I make my way up the stairs, out the door, and into Isabella's car with the girls.

"Where we off to first. Food or pjs?", Bella asks.

"Food." Abby and I say simultaneously. 

It's oddly still warm for this time of year, usually, it would be much colder but it's only been cold in the early mornings and late nights. I take in the beautiful fall air as thoughts run through my mind. The girls are discussing who should have control over the aux but all I can think about is the impending anniversary date coming up this weekend.

"Finally we're here! That took forever.", said Abby.

"We were literally driving for ten minutes," Bella argued back as she turned off the car. Everyone exited and then we made our way inside.

"Okay so, I have no idea what the boys like to eat but I bet they'll eat anything so it's fine."

"Everyone loves pizza so we should get that first," says Bella. "I can't believe that for the first time in like ever, there are going to be more people there than just us. Kinda exciting."

"Maybe we can actually have some real fun!" Abby says excitedly.

I fake gasp at her comment as Bella plays along and scoffs. "Not like that guys! You know I love you both but it's more of a party if you know what I mean." She wiggles her eyebrows.

"We get it, we get it. You and your big fat crush on Vinnie will have the time of your life don't worry." Bella teases.

"I think we can definitely manage to do something about that."

Abby gives us both kisses on the cheek, "Thank you, ladies. Now let's go grab some chips."

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"Now we can have some real fun." Abby plops back into her seat in the car and opens up her bag showing bottles of various alcohols and a pack of white claws as well as some edibles which she had just picked up.

"Oh my god, why so many. At this rate, we'll wake up with non-functioning kidneys and no recollection of the night before." I say looking at the many options in her bag.