Maya woke up on the morning of her 18th birthday. It wasn't really special to her. She had 17 already. So why care about this one. She lost the closest thing she had to a father when Shawn moved out and ran off with his first love, Angela when she turned 16. Her mother had been distant- more than usual.
"Happy birthday, honey!" Her mother said as she walked into the kitchen. Maya was surprised. By a few things, actually. 1, that her mother was cooking her breakfast. 2 that she wasn't working. 3, the fact that she wasn't being distant.
Maya gave her a smile and walked down to the laundry. She put on a pair of short denim shorts, a black and white striped tank top and her black converse. She did her hair and grabbed a piece of toast from the kitchen and walked to the mall where she'd meet her best friend, Riley.
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"Happy birthday, Maya!" I said to my best friend as she approached me at the mall. She hugged me and I hugged her back.
"So what're we doing today?" She asked. I smiled.
"It's a surprise." My grin got wider and a puzzled look spread across her face. She didn't question me, though. We walked around the mall and went into the store for roughly 2 hours. We then went to my house where my mom and dad had cake.
I thought about my plans for today and stayed silent so I wouldn't spoil them. After having cake, I went to my room and got out my phone. Auggie then came into my room.
"What do you want?" I asked impatiently. He sat silently on my bed. "Auggie, get out." I said, slightly more angrily. "Auggie who sent you in here?" I say in almost a yell. Nothing. "I'll give you $10 to get out." I say reaching into my wallet and handing him a crisp $10.00 bill.
"Would've done it for 5!" He leaves my room and I roll my eyes.
I then go into my contacts and make a call. It begins ringing and then I get an answer.
"Hello?" The voice says in a tired voice.
I take a deep breath and finally begin speaking. "Hey. Uncle Josh?"