Chapter 10: I turned 18 and I got a huge surprise
Keith hums to himself as it was near the middle of the school year it also being his birthday that day. He never really celebrated his birthdays so walking into his study hall room in the morning he got a big surprise. He walked into the classroom sighing since the lights were off feeling on the wall for the switch. Keith found the switch turning it on jumping back and falling to his butt when quite a few students yelled happy birthday which confused him since he had actually forgotten it was his birthday. He stood up looking around at the decorations and then the about 15 to 20 students from his grade. Keith didn't even know a few of them, but he realized most of them were from his last period study hall the ones that defended him a while back. Seeing the presents on the table he looked back and forth from them and the students tears welling in his eyes. The others noticed this and at first thought he didn't like what they did asking. Upon hearing them ask if he didn't like this he immediately shook his head saying he loved it tears rolling down his cheeks as he smiled.
"Wow I can't believe you guys did this for me I didn't even know there were people in my grade that actually liked me to be honest and I actually forgot that I was turning eighteen today" He says walking to the table still crying from joy trying to wipe away the tears.
"Thanks guys you really didn't have to do this but I really appreciate it… I've actually never celebrated my birthday before I would just treat it like any other day this is the first time I've actually gotten things" He says finally calming down as the other students smile saying that they wanted to show they cared about him. Hearing this sent Keith into a sobbing fit out of joy to know he actually had people that cared about him the others letting him calm before bringing over the nicely wrapped presents that Keith thought he didn't deserve. Keith made sure to thank everyone that got him a present being unsure of opening them at first.
"It's alright if you don't want to open them right now you have all day Keith since we asked the principal and got permission for you to have this day to yourself since you always work so hard he even said you don't have to make up the missed work and it won't effect your grade along with you being able to spend the day in here and have some of us come and spend time with you if you really want" One says as Keith smiles nodding as he thanked all of them actually feeling happy for once in his life. He was actually glad he could finally have a day to himself just to relax having been stressed lately. Keith took up the first period of the day as he said goodbye to the others since they went to class. He sat at his table happily the teacher relaxing and doing a bit of work leaving Keith to do what he wanted not minding. After a while Keith decided to open his presents as there was about five in total, but that was only because they were in good sized boxes with the name tag saying whos presents were in the box. Keith hummed softly unwrapping the boxes and put the tag on each one to remember which box had what presents. Looking at the boxes there was actually a word or two on one of the flaps saying what the exact contents of the boxes seeing that quite a few people got him multiple things. Keith decided to take a few minutes to read what was on the box flap wanting to know the five categories of things he received. The first box said drawing and art books making him happy to see new folders, a couple of good binders, a lot of packs of sheet protectors, and a lot of different drawing books and sketch pads ranging from shape and size along with the thickness of the papers. He smiled big while looking through these things neatly putting them back in the box after carefully removing the tag that were skillfully placed for very easy removal and set the box aside pulling the second close. He read what was on the box seeing art utensils getting excited he opened the box smiling even bigger. He found multiple new mechanical pencils, a lot of extra lead and erasers for them, a lot of erasers ranging from size and shape, a few pairs of scissors, some very nice colored pencils, markers, some nice paints, very good paint brushes ranging from size and shape, quite a few small six paint palettes, a few other art things, and his favorite of all he found another box inside saying fragile on it. Carefully opening the box he smiled so big finding multiple glass containers of pure ink. A few of them were black and blue along with a few other colors, but what he loved the most is that there was a lot of red ink bottles some even being different shades. He loved this carefully moving the box aside he opened the next to find other art things, but also some lighters, a lot of morning glories, and a few other things to 'burn' his drawings with being amazed that there was something that could automatically stop the fire when he wanted so he could get the perfect look each time. The next box contained some new electronics as the fifth contained other random little things. All in all Keith was very happy with all the presents he got. At the end of the day everyone returned to the last period study hall smiling when they saw Keith using his new paints as he had made a second photocopy of all his pictures painting the new copies. Keith put the paint stuff away and the others smile seeing he had covered a whole table with his drawings as they dried. He picked everything up humming softly putting the dry drawings in sheet protectors and in one of the new folders he got. Once he was all done with that he left the few drawings that needed to dry on the table and got permission to bring the five boxes to his car. After returning fully from putting his present in his car Keith sat at his table humming. The others notice him writing on a piece of paper thinking nothing of it though while Keith picked up all his stuff a few minutes before the bell rang. The others were confused to why Keith picked up early since he always worked or did stuff all the up to the bell ringing. When the bell rang everyone was surprised to see Keith rush out the door and down the hall one noticing he had left the piece of paper from before being folded in half. Curious one grabbed it and looked at it reading a little before smiling and calling the others over since it was a thank you note from Keith. Keith however was embarrassed to have written the thank you note since he would've been even more embarrassed to tell them in person. He sighs to himself once he got in his car starting it up setting his bag in the passenger seat and buckled up.
"Wow I can't believe I had to write out my thank you on a note it's so embarrassing that I rushed out like I did when the bell rang and even more embarrassing that I couldn't say thank you to them in speech it having to be a note" He says really embarrassed sighing to himself and drove home being very happy to have gotten a day to relax and all the presents as well. Keith really couldn't have asked for a more nicer day than today smiling while moving his presents inside. He settled in putting the nick knacks and other small things along with a few glass things on a big bookcase like shelf making sure each thing was safe. After he moved to the box of electronics smiling big as he found a few new phones with a lot of internal space, quite a few SD cards for the phones, a few new tablets with stands for them, an iPad with stand and attachable keyboard, quite a few stylists, a new convertible laptop that can fold the keyboard behind it and act like an iPad, and a new regular laptop. Keith was internally squealing with joy bringing the box to another bookcase like shelf carefully placing the electronics on making sure they were safe and went to the last three boxes. He would most likely save the electronics fro specific uses being happy to have so many new things. He hums bringing the last three boxes beside his desk having three big three drawer tray things humming while he organized everything. He opened the drawer with ink bottles last carefully putting the new ones in closing the drawer humming to himself. He smiles and used the rest of the day to draw and write stuff.