Chapter 32 Preparation (1/2)

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Days...rolled into weeks and months....another year elapsed.

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This year, Jessy would like to celebrate her 18th birthday with her friends. So, one month before her birthday, she already called Ivy~inviting her along with Nathan and Matthew on her 18th birthday.

It will be nice seeing them again.

Holding Nana Aida's cookbook in her hands, she perused the delectable menu for her birthday. Nana Aida will bake a cake for her, it will be design into a rose with steam and all. She does wonder how the cake will look like after Nana made it? Will it look like how she envisioned it to be?

She made a list of the dishes in her notebook: Baked Macaroni and Cheese, Roasted Pumpkin Cream Soup, Chinese Braised Pork Belly with Dark Soy, Pineapple Fried Rice, Singaporean Chili Crab, and Crunchy Korean Fried Chicken.

Hmmm, she's done with the food list, pleased with the choices she made, she smiled.

The door to her room opened.

Adam walked to her side and kissed her cheek.

”What are you doing?” he skimmed over her notes.

”Planning for my 18th birthday! I already invited Ivy, Nathan, and Matthew” she said in an excited voice.

”Great! Let me check your food list, Jess.” He read her list and grimaced. ”Why human blood is not on your list? It's my favorite dish!” he grumbled.

She sighed. ”Okay, I will request Nana to make a pork meat stew with human blood and lot's of chili, how does it sound?”

They looked at each other...

Then they dissolved into heaps of laughter.

A few moments later...Adam become silent.

”Ah, I felt sorry of myself. Why I can't even attend my girlfriend's birthday party?” he continued his ranting.

Jessy felt sad watching his gloomy face.

”I can introduce you to them,” she said in a clear voice. ”Yeah, why not-?” her face beamed with determination.

Wait...

Adam stared at her girlfriend's face in amazement. ”You want me to...to ruin your grand celebration? With my hideous look?”

She ignored his doubt and hesitation.

”Nah, don't worry much about it. My friends are not a bunch of as*holes, they won't judge you harshly because of your looks. They are a friendly bunch,” she said. She still has lingering doubts though, but she won't let Adam know about it. She doesn't want to hurt his feelings.

”I will think about it. On the other hand, it would be a good chance to scare them upfront, what their reaction would be?” he grinned from ear to ear, imagining their reaction, they will surely be horrified.

Jessy punched him on his arms. ”Jesus! Don't ever think about doing another prank again!” she scolded him.

”Don't worry-I will behave then,” he turns serious.

She caresses the area of his arms where she punched earlier. ”But I really want you to join us in my birthday party. I think it's about time you will have a chance to meet and talk with them. That will be fun,” the more she thinks about it the more she wants to really do it.

”Am okay with your idea, meeting them will be cool. Let's just hope they won't run and hide after they will see me,” he mumbled.