Ryan

Birthdays. What type of days are they? They are just a usual, random day with fake wishes and a cake with a candle which you blow off. I have decided no matter what allie or mom, dad or my friends say, I am not interested in celebrating it at all. The previous birthday I had is already the proof that this day can never be happy if I do hope for it to be.

I still remember how much I used to look forward to it. For I would receive a surprise from someone, those gifts I was so excited to receive and all. But now it's next to nothing for me. I don't want it even though they would probably be dying to do all that again.

Tomorrow is the day, 6th Of July.

*Knock Knock "

"Ryann". Allie is on the door?

"Allie? What do you want. And how are you up so early today"?

"Because I am preparing for someone's birthday which is tomorrow".

"Hah. Don't mess with me Allie. You know I won't celebrate it".

"Ryan just tell me one thing. How long are you going to keep being like this? You won't celebrate your birthday for a lifetime"?

"Allysa stop being so stubborn. It's not your business to deal with little girl. Don't tell me you got something planned. You didn't do anything right"!?

" What if I say I did" ?

"Fine. Do whatever pleases you but don't blame me that I didn't aware you, Allie".

" What are you trying to say"?

"I won't be here. Who's going to celebrate without the person who's the reason for the party"?

"Hahaha. You won't be here. Not even if Vinaya's coming"?

Vinaya!?

"Why would she come"?

" I invited her, Ryan".

"No way you did Allysa. You're just playing around".

Allysa shows me her conversation with Vinaya over text.

"See. She's even preparing your gift".

Guitar? Vinaya is coming to my house? She's going to be at my party? Not only that she's getting a guitar as a gift for me!

"What are you doing"? I say.

"She's asking me for suggestion on the guitar you would like the most, but since the party is being canceled, I am telling her to return it back".

No way. Allysa's a very stubborn person. She's not kidding when she's saying that she's sending this text.

"Wait"!

Allysa just looks at me with a mischievous smile and waits for me to say the thing she's been waiting for. Yes, that i am going to be at this party.

"I'll.. I'll celebrate the party. This is a rude thing to do to Ms Vinaya".

" I knew it . That day when you were blushing while glancing at her I was suspicious you have a crush on Vinaya, but now seeing you approve for the party I guess it has become crystal clear"!

Hell no. how did she find out!

Vinaya

Hah. Finally, I've brought the gift. When mom & dad asked me about who I am buying the guitar for, I told them it's Allysa's Brother's birthday. And she has invited me over.

Buying gifts has never been an issue, since they are much more concerned about a nice gift then I could be. In fact mom & dad have always been clear that I should go to parties with the best gift.

What's even more is I got to be friends with Allysa because of them. Our parents & hers are very well acquaintances due to business related terms. And they told me to be friends with her since she comes from a good family background & status.

So they don't have a problem with me attending the party, infact they want me to go and greet with her parents too.

Now comes the most important task. The dress. What am I going to wear!! I start to search up the whole wardrobe with whatever piece of clothing I have. Although I am going to wear a dress, I am looking at all my jeans, tops, traditional attires I brought last month cause God knows why..? This is such a stupid urge to look at my clothes when I have such an important decision here to make which is pending.

And now I am super confused over two dresses. Argh. Why does choosing clothes have to be this hard!

I should take a picture in both of the dresses and send it to allysa for some suggestion over this.

"Vinaya"!!

Oops. No way! I quickly hit the send button as I hear footsteps of mom coming to my room. Crappp! If she sees the mess I've made in the room she's going to kill me. I've to land the clothes in the wardrobe before she sees them scattered all over the bed and the floor.

Me: Which one do you think looks better?

Aarav

I've been up all night coping up with the school projects. As if work isn't enough, I've got a pile of assignments on my hand too. I am feeling so tired and frustrated literally, And no thing not even music or sleep can fix my mood right now. I thought this is how it was until I saw a notification on messager from "Vinaya".

I swear I could be having the worst day of my life and just hearing her voice, seeing her unexpected text, or just looking at her face would instantly would make my life and everything around me feel so much better ...

I don't care if she sent it a minute or even some seconds ago, I can't wait to see what her text is. So I open it to see two photos of her wearing beautiful dresses.
And it has a text with it which says "which one do you think looks better"?

This is so unexpected.... She is asking me for suggestion??? Noo way. She must have sent it by mistake but I too illogical to think that way.

Me: Life is better in shades of blue, be it the sky, the ocean, or a dress ... I send it to her giving her an indirect hint for the fact that I like the blue dress more. But I wonder where she's going to wear it..? I wish I could see her in it too.. Should I ask her about the occasion?

"What's the occasion"? I type it out but I guess it's not my place to ask her about it... This might make her feel like I am being too annoying or something. I let my curiosity aside and forget about it.

I stare at her photos, and smile like an idiot.

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TO BE CONTINUED.