Unsent Letters

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, happy birthday , happy birthday our dear Seren!"

I just got home from school and as soon as I open my door my parents singing happy birthday is what I saw in front of me.

Yah! right it's my day.

"Happy birthday our Seren! Come on, make a wish." 

I start tearing up. To be surprised is one of my dreams, and even though I had experienced a lot of it, I just couldn't get used.

"Seren, what are you waiting for? Blow your candles anak." 

"Yes po, Pa."

I closed my eyes and make a wish.

Every year, I wish that I can travel the world with someone who can love me at my best and also at my worst.

Travelling is my escape. It feels so good to breathe in another place, to meet other people and eventually having a big role in your life, discovering things you never know that exist and lastly, the feeling of being free and knowing that somehow you can be part of a stranger's life for a bit.

As I make a wish and blow my candles, I hope someday my wish will become into reality that can bring out what's inside of me.

"Thank you Ma."

We have a group hug that's so tight and secure. The feeling that you are loved and always will be, that's the best feeling I will never get tired of wanting.

It's just the three of us; Mama, Papa and Me but it seems like we are a million times happier than ever.

It's just normal for us to celebrate a simple birthday celebration though we can afford the best.

I'm in my room now , checking their messages and greetings. My inbox are so full but I manage to sent them a reply all, a simple thank you will do.

I'd always love to celebrate my birthday because I loved when people remember and greet me and then they send me their long messages, some are sweet but some aren't. I just want them to print and make a scrapbook because I really appreciate their self-written messages.

After a while, a message popped up on my screen and it was from my bestfriend.

Ashira: Yow siz, happy birthday! Inom na tayo girl tas libre mo HAHAH

Seren: Next time na, kapag 25 na tayo HAHAHHA

Ashira: Gago to! Disi-otso kana bH333. Basta sa Sunday ha . Mwaps aqqqqqq na bahala sa place.

Ashira: and maybe boys HAHAHAHH

Seren: Sira HAHAHA! Ok takas lang ako ha. Take care of me sa Sunday. Mwapss. Goodnight. Love youuu.

Ashira, a 6 year - bestfriend of mine , and my partner in crime most of the time. Cool and lahat na yata nasa kanya. Well, she loves music more than me. Well, she have the talent. Go with a flow girl and such a cry baby. I am the only person who can handle her mood swings. Minsan, makulit at madaldal. Minsan, hindi mo alam kung anong itatawag sa ugali niya.

But she's true. She knows me more than I know myself and that is my definition of a perfect bond of a friendship.

I just wait until 12:01 a.m. to sleep because it means that it isn't my day anymore. Malay ko ba, baka may bumati pa.

Less than 30 minutes, before 12:01 Aa.m. and someone appeared on my inbox.

Daniel Flynn: Happy birthday!

Seren: Thank you Daniel!

See? May bumati pa. It's never really wrong to wait. Learn to wait.

Akala ko 'yun na yon. He message me again.

Daniel: sigurado ako hindi mo pa nababasa 'no?

Seren: excuse me?

Daniel: awit ka pre, nag e-english oy hahaha

Seren: nagtatagalog ako don't worry

I find him a little bit creepy o judgmental lang ako? Baka friendly lang siguro.

Daniel: oh kamusta ?

Seren: ok naman.

Daniel: open ka tapik erp

I just seen him. Antok na ako eh. Rude pero hindi ako komportable kausap siya. 

Since, ilang minuto na lang bago mag 12:01 a.m., pumunta na ko sa C.R. to do my night skin care routine. 

I apply some moisturizer and mask that I need. While waiting for it to dry before I take them off, I just had a review of my 18th birthday. It's not really my celebration, because Mama promise me that we will go to Italy and that's the gift for me.

It was indeed a great day. I am contented with what I have. This is the best day so far in this year. I got different gifts. I even received a lingerie, geez. Never imagined myself wearing those  little piece of clothes.

I can't believe I am now a lady. I can even now sent to jail or have a boyfriend? maybe? 

Oh yah. Nakalimutan ko ginagawa ko nga pala yung skin care routine ko. I take my mask off and apply some cream to finish it up.

1 unread message.

Are greetings aren't yet finished? They keep showing up out of my messages.

Daniel: ay seen, famous ka mars alam ko, pero don't seen seen me tampo aqqqqq

Woah. This Daniel keeps on messaging me. He's getting creepier and creepier. I don't know who and where on Earth he is. I thought he is just a random person who will greet me, but now I think it's not.

Seren: what do you want?

Daniel: u. : )

Seren: the feeling's not mutual

Daniel: mutual naman tayo sa fb, 'di ba pwede 'yon?

Ok, I think that's enough and more than enough for today. Let's get some sleep and see what will happen tomorrow. Night!