Just for a Moment

40 | Sweet Sixteen

Carlos: Is this Mamma Mia 2? 'Cause here we go again.
My answer: Probably.

Joshua didn't get a lot of positive feedback when he first congratulated Olivia on drivers license, so I'm guessing he decided to either wait a little while before doing so for deja vu or he was just on a social media break.

There aren't any negative comments yet, but some people believe this was just his management, not his own decision.

People need to chill out.

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Holy... hell. This isn't real. Olivia's frozen in place; she doesn't know what to do with herself. In front of her stood the one and only Madison Hu.

After a few more seconds of being frozen, she finally throws her arms around her best friend. "What is going on? How the hell are you here? I thought you said you couldn't make it," she exclaims in Madison's face.

"I couldn't let you go without your best friend on your birthday. I'll tell you how I'm here later. How about we get this party started?" she said, walking over to get skates. Olivia's still stuck in a semi-shocked state but manages to walk toward the rink.

*Two Hours Later*
"Josh, if you crash into someone, it's not our fault!" Larry yelled over the music. Joshua had been dancing and skating backward, almost hitting a few people a couple of times.

"Relax, it'll be fine!" he shouts back. Larry jokingly rolls his eyes and doesn't bother to watch out for him anymore.

Everyone had bright smiles on their faces. Olivia was ecstatic with the party... and that Lorde and Taylor Swift were being blasted over the speakers.

She and Madison were skating together when they heard, "Coming through!" from behind them. Olivia looks over her shoulder for a brief moment and sees Joshua coming straight for them. She and Madison lift their arms, so he can go under them without hitting them.

"You're going to hurt someone!" Olivia shouts after him.

"Don't worry. Everything's fine!"

"You were right; he is five years old," Madison tells her.

"I know. But he claims to be eighteen, so what can you do?" she shrugs.

It had been quite some time since they got there, and they were beginning to become tired. Olivia and Madison are the first ones off. "I couldn't have imagined a better birthday," she says, pouring coke into one of the solo cups.

"Hey, you tired already?" Sofia asks, joining them. The two shrug.

"We should get everyone over here for the gifts," Madison says.

"I thought I said I didn't want anything," Olivia chimed in.

"You did but oh well."

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"I'm serious; I love it."

"Thank god because I didn't know what to get you." Olivia had just opened Sofia's gift, and it was a painting of a selfie they had taken at some point. Honestly, they take so many pictures that it's hard to keep up sometimes.

Almost everyone's presents had been opened, and it was down to just two more: Madison and Joshua. "Mine next," Madison said, placing the small box in front of her.