My fourteenth birthday party. I will never forget it. It was going well. No one was invited except for Savannah and my parents. If it were my choice I would have put my parents on the Do Not Come To My Birthday Party list and have a private party with only Savannah and I, but " We wouldn't miss our baby turning 14!" Says my mom who doesn't give a shit about me anyway.
          It was held in the park. We had set up the party near the lake. I was the happiest I'd been in a long time. We had pizza and cake and we talked and laughed. My mom was playing the role of Mother Who Actually Cares About The Well Being Of Her Child, and my dad was playing the role of Caring And Funny Father. Let me tell you, there's nothing funny about being beaten half to death. Of course I knew these were displays of character, as did Savvy, but neither of us said anything. Finally my parents left. Dad said he had to go to work and mom said that she was getting tired and going to bed. I smiled and goodbye. The smile was just as fake as their Loving Parents attitude.
          "Are your parents professional actors by any chance?", Asked Savannah once they were out of earshot.
         "Might as well be.", I replied with a mixture of bitterness and disgust in my voice. Savannah took my hand in hers.
"Let's go to the water.", she said, knowing I needed a little peace at the moment. Savannah always knew what I needed. I pushed her wheelchair down by the lake. I sat on the grass next to her. We just stared out into the water.
"Wanna play a game?", Savvy asked after a long while of staring.
"Sure.", I respond, smiling up at her.
"We don't know each other very well yet, so I figured we'd play a game where we asked questions about each other. And you have to answer truthfully."
"Alright. Me first.", I said, "what's your middle name?"
"Rose. What's your favourite number?"
"Eleven. What's your favourite colour?"
"Black", she responded, "Who was your first love, if you've had one that is."
"Johnny Pemberton the 5th grade. He was an asshole.",we both laughed, understanding that I was joking, "And yours?"
"You", she replied.