—Are you ready?
My father knocked on my bedroom door
—Not yet, honey...
My mother answered as she continued to fix me up.
—Please wait for us in the living room, we're almost finished.
—It's ok...
I heard my father leave
—Daddy is very impatient...
—since I've known him he has always been like that
Said my mother with a smile as she combed my hair, suddenly the doorbell rang.
—Honey, it might be Ameri's little friend, please receive him.
—Of course, I will....
I said kindly, even though I couldn't see him, I knew my father wasn't making a nice face.
"of course, what I will receive him...I will receive him with a big smile, if he thinks that brat is thinking of taking my baby away from me, I will put him in his place first, so he knows who he is messing with."
Mark said in his mind smiling with a bit of mischief.
-Welcome...
He didn't finish the sentence and quickly closed the door.
—Hey, that's no way to treat guests!
While my mother and I were still in my room we heard my father pounding on the door.
—Aunt Alicia?
I asked a little surprised.
—Yes... There's no doubt it's her, she's the only person your father always slams the door in her face just by looking at her, it's clear that they get along very well....
I pronounced with a small laugh my mother.
"It seems quite the opposite to me!"
I thought to myself.
—Well, that's it!
After my mother finished combing my hair I looked at myself in the mirror and I looked very pretty.
"This is me"
I thought a little surprised as I looked myself up and down in the mirror.
—How do you like it?
—Yes!
I pronounced very animated while I was still looking at myself in the mirror.
—But, Mom, haven't you changed yet?
—I'll do it right now; will you help me?
—Of course, I will!
I answered nodding my head... on the other hand, my dad and crazy Alicia were arguing.
—Next time you close the door on me I'll beat you up!
He said raising a fist and with an annoyed but funny face.
—And what's wrong with you? Normally, you're always on the defensive
—Ameri... Ameri invited a friend to her party....
I speak a little nervous and depressed Mark.
—And what's so strange about that? When I was her age, I invited my friends too.
—For someone ugly like you it was normal to attend your birthday out of pity.
—hey!
—but not for my daughter! She's cute, funny, smart... And I won't let any brat take her away from me!
—the idiot father syndrome -n-
—What did you say, ugly?!
-Who are you calling ugly! First look in a mirror!
My mother and I left the room to head into the noisy living room.
—If you two are done talking... I want you to look at me over here.
Said my mother with a serious tone, the two people who were looking at each other with rivalry, turned and looked at me.
—Doesn't she look adorable...
My mother pronounced with joy behind me, when they saw me, both my father and Alicia stopped arguing and then calmed down and focused their eyes on me.
—She is the most beautiful girl in the world!
Alicia said as she bent down to hug me tightly.
—Happy birthday my beautiful niece!
—thank you Aunt Alicia
"One of these days this woman will kill me!"
I thought with an almost blue forehead.
-What's wrong, honey?
asked my mother to my father...who was just looking at me with tenderness in his eyes.
—I still can't believe our little baby girl has grown so fast...it seems like only yesterday I was taking you to the hospital to give birth.
The image of a pushing Eliam came to her mind, then of a newborn little Ameri in her arms.
—And it wasn't easy at all...
Eliam smiled, laying his head on Mark's arms.
—Dad, how do I look?
I excitedly walked over to him to show him my new birthday dress.
—You look like a little princess!
Hearing that from my father made me very happy.
—Let's take a picture for your personal album.
—Pictures? Don't you think I already have enough pictures daddy?
—Nonsense my child, every special moment has to be captured.
—I agree with your father
—eh...you too mom
I sighed and the only thing left for me to do was to agree to have my picture taken.
"If it will make them happy...I have no choice".
But just as my father was about to take the picture, the doorbell rang....
—It must be Dan and his mom!
I said smiling as I headed towards the door to open it.
—tsk...brat
Mark whispered
—Honey...
—I didn't say anything
—I hope so
—Lie, I clearly heard how he said brat.
Alicia spoke with a mocking smile
"This woman..."
Mark thought as he looked at him angrily.
—Honey...please be nice...
smiled Eliam in a gloomy way.
—Yes, honey...
Meanwhile at the entrance.
—Hi Ameri...
—Hi Dan and Mrs. Liliana! Welcome!
—Thank you, little one, happy birthday!
—Thank you very much...
—Come on son, don't be shy
I heard how Liliana whispered to Dan
—Take it Ameri, it's a present I chose especially for you...
—oh... Thank you, I can't wait to open it!
I replied enthusiastically.
—I hope you like it, Happy Birthday....
"Despite being a boy he's really very shy and that makes him look very cute!"
I thought
—Liliana, I'm glad you brought little Dan.
My mother appeared, coming with my father and Alicia behind him.
—Sorry for the delay....
—No worries
—Let me introduce you, this is my husband Mark and my best friend Alicia.
—It's a pleasure to meet you...
Liliana answered
—the pleasure is ours
—and this is her son Dan, my new friend dad....
My father looked at him from above
"She looks more like a girl than a boy"
He thought with a fake smile on the outside.
—I know that little guy... He's one of my patients.
Said Alicia with a smile stroking little Dan's head.
—I'm glad you're feeling better already
—Yes, thank you very much... And it's a pleasure to meet all of you.
"he's not only cute but also adorable aww...how cute!"
I thought tenderly when I saw him.
—Well, honey, I'm going to work... Have fun, I'll come back for you later.
—Yes mom...
—I have to go back to work, I'll come back for him later.
—good luck in your work
—thanks
—come on Dan...
I told him while holding his hand....
—I'm so anxious to open your present...I wonder what it is?
But my mother stopped us, as she had planned to take a few pictures first as they always do.
"Right, I almost forgot about the pictures!"
I uttered in my mind with a tired sigh.
After a few pictures, Dan and I started running around the house playing fetch, mom and dad watched us while drinking soda... then Alicia approached us to play riddles, which I ended up winning as I always do.
What do you expect despite being a child I am an adult mentally and not to brag, but in school I always got very good grades. The advantage of getting good grades is that you can get a full scholarship or a half scholarship it all depends on your high scores.
—You are very smart Ameri!
Dan pronounced very surprised and encouraged.
—It's not that big of a deal
I replied while scratching my cheek with a finger.
Even a grown-up could figure it out...
—I wanted to thank you again for inviting me to your party, Ameri.
Oh, my life, he is so cute... How can they bother this cute little thing" "when he grows up and is older I'm sure he will be a real stud" "and when he falls in love, I can already imagine him in the arms of a man" "this I have to see".
I was saying to myself while in my mind I was with a perverted face just like the anime crayon sin-Chan drooling.
—Ameri?
—Hey?
I reacted immediately when I was called....
—You don't have to thank me... I'm so glad you're having a good time...
"Whenever I imagine these scenes I always get lost in my world"
—Yes... Your family is a lot of fun, especially your aunt Alicia
—thank you... Well, I- I mean my Aunt Alicia has always been like that for as long as I can remember.
—Who has always been like that?
said Alicia as she chased after us to catch us.
—not the monster!
We shouted, both of us laughing, running back and forth.
—I'll catch you kids!
Being with my family was really fun and it became even more fun when Dan came, after Alice caught us it was time to blow out the candles and then it was time to eat cake and open my presents.
My parents had given me a very cute doll... But to be honest, I'm not really a doll person, I just smiled as a sign that I liked their gift, Alicia gave me a book of mysteries for children and finally Dan's gift was a bear with a pink ribbon.
This bear reminded me of the Yaoi anime I saw in my previous life "junjou" if I remember correctly the bear's name was Suzuki.
—Do you like it?
I ask shyly
—Yes! I love it, it's very cute, thank you very much Dan!
He smiled at me with a slight blush on his cheeks hiding his face.
Meanwhile my parents along with Alicia were watching us.
—don't they look adorable together
Said my mother...
—it reminds me of when we were their age
Alicia answered, placing her hand on her cheek.
—Don't let him get his hopes up, that child...
—Stunned father...
Said Alicia as she took a sip from her glass of soda.
After that party Dan and I became very good friends, as we were still on summer vacation, he often came to visit me at my house to play together, he told me that he always accompanied his mother to work, since he had no one to leave him with and his mother didn't have enough money to pay for a babysitter.
When my mother heard the situation, she suggested Liliana to leave Dan at our house until she finished her work day. At first she had her doubts because she thought it would be a burden for us... But my mother convinced her because that way Dan would not be alone and she would have a playmate for me.
And so, it was every day during the school vacations, Dan's mom would come to drop him off at my house... to hang out, we would watch movies, draw and sometimes play with Alicia, of course that was when she came to visit, which was every three times a week or sometimes it was twice a week.
When Alicia arrived, my mother scolded her telling her not to escape from work just to come and see me, if she could do it on days when she had to rest.
But she would simply reply.
—Don't worry, I have everything under control, you don't have to worry too much Eli.
Well...what could we expect from the head of the hospital, sometimes she abuses too much of that power, but what made me happier was knowing that Dan would no longer feel alone and now he has become a more cheerful child... At the beginning he was shy, but now... he is a cheerful and very outgoing child.
"I'm so glad to see him that way."