Present
"I'm home!!" I shouted to let Aunt Cynthia know.
Hi I'm Christina. I'm 15 years old. I live with my aunt since my mom dumped me, as Aunt Cynthia says, to escape from her responsibilities. My dad, he died the year I was born. Now all I have is my aunt, uncle and their obnoxious children, Robert, Louis and Leila. Apparently we all don't like each other but I just appreciate the fact that they took me in after my mum left. I also have my grandma, she's the best. So I'm back from school to this hell, literally dying for it to be Friday already so that I can finally visit grandma.
"Christina!! Come and have lunch or else you won't get anything till tomorrow's breakfast." Aunt screamed at the top her lungs. As if I wanted to have her cooked food, it was pathetic. I wish I could skip my meal but since that's the only food I can have, I will have to swallow it somehow. I went downstairs to have lunch. Everyone was seated. We began to eat. And then Leila started talking about some crap. I just zoned out and tried to eat as quickly as possible.
"Are you deaf?" I was finally brought back to my senses with those words.
"Huh?!? Sorry I was just...."
"Being deaf and short huh Shortina!" Leila said and of course the rest of the family had to laugh to degrade me. Luckily I was done with my food. I got up washed my plate and rushed to my room . As soon as landed on my bed I picked my phone and was just going through my newsfeeds on every single social site. My birthday is in a day. I hope I have a good one because I haven't have had one since my mum left. I don't know why she went away we were so happy together. Well she did leave a five year alone, there is no use of remembering the joyful moments we had together. Luckily its on a Friday so I will be spending it with my grandma.
I was lost in the thoughts of how amazing it would be to go see a Broadway show for my birthday. I hope granny gives me some tickets.
It was finally Friday. I was so happy. My best friends at school wished me. I got home and went to get ready for my day with granny. I took a shower and took my favourite jeans and shirt out. I'm not the type to wear dresses and look pretty. I went out took a taxi to her house. We passed the theatre and my heart skipped a beat. There was a billboard for this show called IF/THEN, I really want to see that. I kept my fingers crossed as we passed it and finally we were here. I paid the taxi driver from my savings. I knocked and waited patiently for my granny.
"Who is it ?"
"It's me Christina or like people say Shortina!" I replied
"Awh! Honey you know that your not short." I just rolled my eyes because I knew I was and nobody could change that fact.
"Yay! Happy birthday to me!" I said rolling my eyes because I just ruined my birthday by bringing that word up.
"Yay! Happy birthday to my favourite grand child ever!" She said taking me in a tight hug. I squeezed her hard.
We went in. God her house smelled so gorgeous. I could smell food and a cake baking.
"Yum yum yum.. I think I can smell something." I said smiling at my granny
"Oh what is it dear?" She replied to cover up her surprise for me.
"Come on, you go inside and watch TV and relax I will be with you in a few minutes." I obliged to what I was told.
I was running through the channels and nothing was on. I waited for granny.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Christina, happy birthday to you!" She sang from behind me whilst holding an amazing cake.
"Wowww!!" I exclaimed. I blew the candles and my gran asked me to make a wish. I closed my eyes and wished for what I wanted.
"What did you wish for?" She asked.
"Nothing." I replied hiding my wish.
"So your not going to tell your old granny huh??!!" She said making a puppy dog face which always, always worked.
"Granny, you really know how to make me spit it all out don't you?" I said looking away.
"I know what you wished for Christina." she said holding my chin up.
"You want to know who your mum is. You wished for that didn't you?" She said. I just stayed quite.
"Can't you tell me about mum only just a bit. Was she actually the way aunt says?" I asked. She looked at me with pitiful eyes.
"You know I can't.. it will make your aunt cross."
"I don't even remember her face." I choked. "Is she even alive? Does she even know I'm alive??" I literally tried my best not to cry but I couldn't because this topic always hit me hard on the heart.
"Grans I've always lived without her can't I know about her even a bit for my 16th??"
"My child I wish I could." she said feeling sorry for me.
"Worst birthday ever!" I said and dropped myself on the couch. Granny left the room as she knew it would be right for a while. I just sat there.
After a couple of hours granny came back.
"I'm sorry honey." she said
"It's okay, besides it's not your fault." I replied. I was about leave for a walk.
"Where are you going?"
"For a walk."
"But I haven't given you the gift I got for you."
"I will take it after returning."
"It will be too late then."
"Fine!" I said and we went back to sit on the couch. She got an envelope.
It had two things.
"What are these?"
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