- Happy birthday Emma! Exclaimed my mother and Liam, entering in my room.
They had come in with a heart-shaped cake.
- Wow, thank you ! Nice the cake. I say ironically.
- That's what I told mom, I told her it was for the kids but she didn't listen to me. he teased me.
- I suspect it. But that's okay, he's original and I'm happy.
Thank you !
- Hurry quickly to blow out your candles and taste the cake because you have class in an hour. my mother reminded me.
I didn't want to go to class.
I just wanted to stay at home in my bedroom under the duvet and watch Netflix.
A day without working for my birthday.
It was all I wanted.
But I was dreaming too much.
I quickly blew out my candles, quickly tasted my beautiful cake, and jumped out of bed to get ready.
Once I had showered, dressed, done my hair, I quickly left my house and ran after the bus that I had not managed to catch up with.
Great for a birthday day...
I was looking at my phone and my old friends had wished me happy birthday they had not forgotten!
Of course Abby had written me lines and lines.
I missed her a lot!
Once I got to the school, I looked at my watch and saw that it was 8:10 a.m.
Oh la la la la !
I was going to be killed for sure !
I headed for the classroom so as not to fall behind.
I knocked on the door but no one answered me.
It was closed and there was no noise.
I had SVT class all morning with Mrs Lewis. She was about thirty-five. She was the youngest of all teachers.
Either way, she hadn't let me in.
I decided to open the door anyway. The class was plunged into darkness. The curtains were drawn and the room was very quiet.
The whole class was focused on the film the teacher had shown on the board.
My eyes took a few seconds to adjust to the darkness.
I closed the door behind me without making too much noise.
I felt like I was in a class for babies, no noise, everyone was as good as a picture.
No one had noticed my arrival which was quite normal since we could hardly see anything.
I quickly settled into my seat and watched the screened "movie".
In fact it was an experiment with frogs that we had to do in pairs.
Oh no I was too afraid of that !
I imagined the poor innocent dead frog that had to be cut into a thousand pieces. I couldn't do this, I just wanted to throw up.
Victoria probably patted me on the shoulder to wish me happy birthday, so I turned around with a smile.
- You want to do this experience with me that sounds great !? she asked and my smile suddenly disappeared.
Did she forget my birthday?
Awesome to do a dissection ? Sorry ?
To see his intestine, his tiny body? All this so as not to work? Oh no, I preferred to revise a thousand times even if I was going to spend the longest day!
- I don't really know... I'm afraid! I tell him briefly.
- Come on, we'll have a good laugh, I assure you !
You speak !
- Good ok... But I warn you if we have a bad grade it will be my fault !
- No, don't worry, we'll do it like the pros! she exclaimed.
Mrs Lewis hadn't even noticed that I was late, which didn't bother me at all.
I didn't want to be summoned to the principal's office, let alone see him again after what had happened.
Besides, speaking of him I rarely saw him it was curious...
After the video, the teacher explained to us how we should perform this dissection.
I wouldn't prefer to give you more details. For me it was way too cruel to do that!
- Hey Emma, are you coming? cried Victoria.
- Yeah !
We went down to the cafeteria and we sat down to eat.
We talked about everything and nothing. Seriously didn't she remember?
However, when I had moved, we had gone out quite a few times and I had told him.
She looked nervous, she was deep in her phone and rubbing her thumbnail on her lower lip.
She wasn't even looking at me, I felt like I was having lunch alone.
- Are you OK ? Do you look stressed to me?
- Yeah it's okay ! Why would it not be okay? Don't worry ! She let go without taking a single look at me.
It was weird, I had never seen him like this. Well after all, we barely knew each other.
If she hadn't offered to do the project with her, I would have said she was angry with me for something I didn't know.
- Excuse me for a minute? I have to take this call.
Yes hello, not on the side of the windows rather to the left...
Good and very great ... I was indeed alone.
After class was over, I hurried home after that tireless day at school.
I was just exhausted !
My mom had finished her work earlier than usual and she was in the kitchen making hot pancakes.
Mmm, my favorite snack with Nutella and good whipped cream it was just perfect.
I was already mouth watering watching her do it.
- Hello my dear, beautiful day in honor of your birthday?
- Hi ! Yeah it's okay, it wasn't the best for a birthday party but not the worst. I replied, biting into an apple.
- Hey! I make you pancakes and you eat an apple!
- Don't worry, I still have room in my stomach. I replied, laughing.
- Liam ! my mother cried from the kitchen.
- Yes mom ? I do my homework. he replied from his room.
- Come take a break. I made you hot pancakes!
- With Nutella and whipped cream?
So yes, Liam and I tasted almost the same food and it was far from bothering my mother so she didn't have to make a thousand different meals or desserts.
- Yes sweetheart. Go get off !
- Okay. I arrive ! he said as he hurried downstairs.
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