Chapter 3: My Birthday Party at Scene 75
The next day, I met up with Sarah, James, and Henri, along with some of my other best friends Alex Russo, Justin Evans, and Max Greenwald, at Scene 75 in Edgewood Towne Center to celebrate my birthday. "Hi, guys!" I greeted my friends. "Hi, Angel!" Sarah greeted back. "Happy birthday, Angel!" Alex wished me. "Thanks, Alex," I stated. "I just love my birthday. It is the best holiday next to Christmas!" "And, we celebrated Christmas together as kids," Sarah told me. "We opened presents and ate a nice dinner together, just like what we are about to do right now!" First, we ordered lunch. Sarah, Alex, and I ordered lunch at Just Wing It, James and Justin ordered lunch at Momma T's Tacos, and Henri and Max ordered lunch at the Great Garrettini's Pizzeria. I got a DVD of Batman: the Animated Series from Sarah, James, and Henri. Then, we played tons of great arcade games, played mini golf, and rode on go-karts. Alex was having trouble with some of the arcade games, and we both had accidents on our go-karts since we both were dressed so formally. It was worse for Alex than for me, as my hair clip just broke and my knee was bruised. Alex's hair tie for her braid broke, and she hurt her knee and twisted her foot since her high-heeled sandals were hurting her feet. "How is everybody doing so far?" I asked. "I beat Justin during a few rounds of mini golf," James stated. "James and I both used blue golf balls," Justin stated. "I rode a go-kart all around the track with Max," Henri stated. "I liked riding with Henri," Max agreed. Alex was beginning to cry over her accident. "Why did I dress up like this, Sarah?" she asked in a teary tone of voice. "Yeah, we both wanted to look nice for my birthday," I agreed, sobbing. "Now, I need a new hair clip." "I will let you borrow my old pink hair clip for a little while, Angel," Sarah told me. "I need another scrunchie to braid my hair with," Alex agreed. "It was a lot different than our senior banquet where we got special awards and ate a special dinner. Do you think this birthday party was like that?" "Where is your birthday party going to be at this year, Alex?" Sarah asked. "At Buca di Beppo in Station Square," Alex replied. "That should be a more noteworthy time to dress up," I pointed out. "I guess no more dressing up when we ride the go-karts!" "I guess not, Angel," Sarah agreed. "In this group, Henri and Max are the daredevils, James and Justin are the reserved, humble young men, and Sarah, Alex, and I are the reserved, proper young women," I stated. "Wow, that is such formal language you are using," Alex remarked. After the party was over, Sarah, James, and Henri drove me to the Moser-Mifflin apartment in Point Breeze. "Thanks for a great day, everyone!" I thanked my friends. "You're welcome, Angel," Sarah replied. "Bye, guys!" "Bye!"
