"So...a Mirror with 9 Rose essences and 9 Lavender essences...got it, Aunt Nicole." Delainey repeated as she wrote down in her task book.
"Delainey, have I ever told you that you're my favorite little niece?" Nicole asked.
"...Aunt Nicole, I'm your only niece." Delainey said dryly. You could tell she was having a rough day. It was her 18th Birthday and not a single person, in a town of around 100, seemed to care.
Delainey trudged home, the sound of her feet pounding against the cold, hard cement being the only sound she heard. She stopped at the door and slowly turned the doorknob and opened the door, and was shocked at her close friends and family shouting 'SURPRISE!'
"You guys remembered!" Delainey cried.
Her mother, Shirley, came up to her and hugged her. "Of course we remembered, hon! Why do you think we'd forget your special day?" She asked.
"Everyone's been asking for a lot from me. It's wearing me down." Delainey said.
"I have something to help you with that, Delainey." One of Delainey's guy friends, Travis, said.
"What is it?" Delainey asked.
"Come with me." Travis said, then offered his hand to lead her to her room.
Delainey looked to see a bed. She smiled and layed down on the bed.
"Wow, it's so comfy!" She chirped.
"That's good, I...I mean we, were searching all over for that mattress for atleast a week." Travis said.
"You shouldn't have gone to all the trouble." Delainey said.
"You deserve it, Delainey. You work so hard to make everyone happy." Travis said.
Delainey smiled and hugged Travis.
Buddy came in the room. "...Mind making it a group hug?" Buddy asked, twiddling his fingers.
Delainey hugged him too. Buddy smiled and kissed the top of her head. "Happy Birthday, pal." He said.
Travis rolled his eyes. "Alright, alright, that's enough of that for now, let's get back to the party." He said, going back into the living room.