Chapter 1-Birthday Blitz

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

"EKKKKKKK!" The greeting caught Margaret way off guard. She was not expecting Mordecai, Rigby, and Eileen to be standing before her in her own apartment, yet alone throwing her a birthday party.

"Oh, dang! we didn't mean to scare you,"Mordecai said in a concerned voice."Since you worked most of the night we decided to surprise you in your apartment." Margaret stood up, walked over to mordecai, and hugged him.

"Mordecai, you always do such nice things for me, but we have never thrown a birthday party for you, wait...I don't even know your birthday. Wow, I'm such a terrible person," Margaret spoke in such a casual tone, but it had a touch of dread.

"Don't worry, Margaret; you're not a terrible person for not knowing my birthday. As a matter of fact I haven't told anyone my birthday. Only..one..two..three..four..five..six, only six people know my birthday."

"Huh? But how did you get your job?"

"YO! I thought we were having a party!" Rigby interrupted. Mordecai gave him a glance of "dude I owe you."Rigby knew what was going on in Mordecai's head, and he wasn't gonna have anyone else know.

That weekend Mordecai and Rigby went to a video game con on the other side of the state. That weekend Margaret felt a little bit snoopy. She walked to the park, and walked right up to Benson,"Hia!"

"Hey, Margaret, what do you need because Mordecai isn't here."

"Yeah, that's what I came came here for...Do you know when Mordecai's Birthday is? He won't tell me."

"Yea it is... wait, now that you mention it, I don't, I don't even remember it on his application Huh..."

"One more thing, has he ever mentioned anything from his past?"

"No, Mordecai is a very secretive individual when it comes to his past, but more recent stuff, he is an open book. Like those fake books with another book inside.

"Right, do you mind if I look around his room?"

"You'd have to ask him, but i wouldn't care since they don't have much in there, so why not, go ahead."

"Thanks."

"Yea"

Margaret walked to the house is silence wondering if she could find anything useful, maybe a photo album or a letter. She didn't know, but she had a guilty conscious about not trusting him. She ignored it and walked into his room. She snooped:Bed- nothing underneath, Closet-Old clothes and junk, Filing cabinet-Mordecai's art [very abstract and dark] and an old photo of him, and what must be a cousin and a baby girl [cute], End table- nothing but CDs, but the top drawer was locked. "oh well,"she thought,"Might as well go home- he must really not want anyone to know where he came from. She left somewhat disappointed, but also happy to see a young photo of him.

-2 weeks later-

"What's wrong with Mordecai?" Margaret asked Rigby."He has had a temper since last week"

"I know, it is kind of weird. He never holds a grudge."

Mordecai's temper has caused him to get noticed. Benson called him to his office to talk.

"Yes?" Mordecai asked.

"Come in. Close the door please."

"What?"

"I have noticed your temper this week, and I want to know what is going on."

Awkward silence"Mordecai! Will you please tell me what is going on. I need to know"

Even more awkward silence "Mordecai, answer your boss!"

"You will know nothing!"Mordecai snapped,"I don't need to talk to anyone, I just need to be alone!" He got up and walked to the door

"You will be alone when you're jobless! Unless you talk to me."

Mordecai thought then sat back down, and gave an annoyed glare to Benson.

"Now, Mordecai, something is causing you to snap and anger easily, please tell me what it is. You haven't been yourself lately, and it is worrying everyone, so please tell me."

"There are some places in my mind where you cannot go, so two words-Family problems."