It was the day of my 9th birthday. I woke up excited and ran into Chris' room. But he wasn't there. I ran downstairs to be met with the smell of waffles for breakfast.
"They smell great" I said as I walked into the kitchen where Chris was plating up the food. He smiled at me and kissed my forehead as he put the food infront of me .
"Happy birthday marshmallow." He said to me as we sat down to eat breakfast. My birthday was on a school day, which meant that after I finished eating, I had to get ready for school. I ran upstairs to get ready for school as Chris cleaned up the plates.
"Louise" I heard him shout, as I rushed to him. "You can open this before school if you want to" He said handing me a present. I took it from him and he laughed as I hurriedly began to open it. Behind the wrapping paper, was a photo album filled with memories of my friends when I was in care before Chris adopted me.
"Daddy." I said quietly, trying to hold back my tears.
"Aww, don't cry baby." He said, as he enveloped me in a hug. I was so happy I was able to have something that I could have as a reminder of the friends I hadn't seen in so long. Chris had let me visit once not long after he adopted me, but the home is so far away visits can't be made often.
Chris dropped me off at school, where I had a great day, with the class singing happy birthday to me, and I was able to spend time with some of the new friends I had made, even if I sometimes missed my old ones.
