[Short Flashback]
Penny sat in a dining chair, staring at the cake before her. The candle burned slowly, wax melting and dripping down its base. The food arranged on the table was left untouched and now had gone cold.
She gulped, breaking the ringing silence in her ears. Her lips curled up a little as she began to sing softly,
"Happy birthday to you… Happy birthday to you… happy birthday… happy…" Her voice faltered as tears streamed down her cheeks. She tried to hold her emotions back and failed miserably.
Penny bit her inner bottom lips and sniffed, wiping the tears off her cheeks. "Why did I expect so much?" she mocked, laughing at herself. "It's not like this is the first time they missed my birthday."
