16 Flashback 3 (1/2)

May 3rd 2013; 7:45am

”Happy birthday” a voice said quietly, my shoulders shaken for me to wake up.

I opened my eyes slowly, allowing them to adjust to the light, before looking around for the voice.

My eyes rested on my mom, her face smiling excitedly. Her green eyes shone and the wrinkles and creases that were usually present were smoothed out.

Slowly, I sat up and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes, before it sunk in

”It's my birthday,” I said excitedly, and throwing my arms around my mother, I sighed.

”Thanks, mom”

She chuckled slightly, and then released me.

Slowly, she picked up a plate from my bedside table and placed it in my hands.

I smiled at her as I stared down at the chocolate cupcake with a single candle flickering slightly on top of it.

”Thanks mom” I said again, placing the plate that held the cupcake back on the bedside table. I sat up straighter and crossed my legs before gazing back up at my mother.

”So where's Lolita?”

My mom tousled my hair with a feigned frown.

”You don't want me here, huh?” she said and started poking my sides. I breathed out and shot up from the bed laughing, with my mom chasing me to tickle me some more.

She caught me and pulled the both of us to the floor, before resuming her tickle fest.

”Mom,” I said between laughs ”get off.”

She laughed and sighed, sitting on the floor next to my exhausted body ”your sister will be here any second.”

As if on cue, Lolita's head popped around the door frame.

She smiled when she saw me and mom on the floor, then sauntered in and flopped down next to us

”Happy Birthday,” she said, slowly pulling me into a hug.

I smiled and squeezed her, earning a squeal, before laughing and letting her go.