I tried to write in present tense. If the grammar is messed up, then it's because it didn't sound right to me and I messed it up.
Also, I know I mostly write Emily with JJ, but since she is one year younger than Rosa is, I'm going to have Rosa be the one that calls and invites her over.
Emily: 11 years old.
Elijah: 13 years old.
Rosaline: 12 years old.
JJ: 5 years old.
June 15th, 1990. 7:00 a.m.
It's a sunny and blistering hot summer day. Rosaline is having a pool party, and all her friends and family are gathering today to celebrate the oldest girl in the family officially becoming a 'preteen'. Even though, technically, she was a preteen last year, she refused to be referred to as that, stating that a sixth-grader is only a pre-preteen.
On the morning of her birthday, instead of getting to sleep in like she wanted, Rosaline is woken up by her baby sister at almost exactly 7 a.m.
"Happy Birthday, Rosa!" JJ yells, running into her older sister's room.
Rosa groans and sits up. She glances at the clock and groans again upon seeing that it reads: 6:48 a.m. "JJ, I thought I told you to let me sleep in?"
"But I wanted to give you your present from me. Besides, it your bir'day and you should want to get up early!"
"Fine," Rosaline agrees, knowing it's the only way to get the younger girl to calm down.
"Come on! Mommy and Daddy have your presents downstairs!" JJ jumps off Rosaline's bed and runs back downstairs with Rosa following.
When they got downstairs, there is a small pile of presents sitting on the dining room table.
"Happy Birthday, baby." Sandy says, giving Rosaline a hug and kiss on the forehead.
"Thank you, Mom." Then she turns to her dad. She gives him and big hug and he smiles.
"Happy birthday, sweetheart." Michael tells his oldest daughter.
"Thanks, Dad. Can I open a present please?" Rosa asks.
"Sure, sweetie. Go pick one out." Sandy says.
Rosaline goes over and picks one that has blue and white stripes. She goes over to couch with it and open it out.
"What did you get, sis?" Elijah asks.
Rosa holds up the scrapbook and smiles at her parents. "Thank you, Mom. Thanks, Daddy." She says.
"Do you want to go see your party decorations? There in the backyard. You can have a birthday breakfast after you come back inside." Sandy says.
"Yeah!" Rosa jumped up and ran outside. There was a table with a white tablecloth with blue plates and cups. The bowls were white also. The white, silver, and black balloons are spread around the living room.
Rosa goes back to the kitchen and sits at the table.
"What would you like for breakfast?" Michael asks.
"Can I have French toast, please?" Michael nods his head and then gets the eggs and bread out.
"Ros, are you gonna call Emmy and tell her to come over?" JJ asks.
"I already gave her an invitation. She was in my classroom and I handed them out to all my friends." Rosa told her little sister.
"Oh, okay."
After everyone is finished with their breakfast, Elijah goes outside to practice his soccer kicks while JJ goes to her room to color with her new crayons and coloring book that she received at the beginning of the summer. She received it in the mail after her aunt and uncle, Amber and Jack Jareau, and her cousins, Madeleine, Breanna and Elena took the last week of school off and went to the beach.
In the kitchen w/Rosaline and Sandy
"I was thinking that I could make your birthday after you get done eating breakfast." Sandy says. "Do you want to help me or do you just want me to surprise you?"
"I want to help." Rosa says. When she gets down eating, she helps clear the table off.
"Alright, we need two eggs." Sandy says.
Rosaline goes over to the fridge and gets the eggs. She brings them back over to the counter and then goes to the sink to wash her hands.
"Crack the eggs while I get the flour and milk." Sandy says. Rosa does as she is told and then Sandy pours the milk and flour into the bowl.
Sandy puts the rest of the ingredients in and hands the spoon to Rosa. "Stir the batter and I'll turn the stove on."
While Sandy gets the stove prepped, Rosaline stirs her cake. It's going to be a chocolate cake and she steals a taste from the blow when her mom has her back turned. Sandy comes back, making sure the batter is stirred enough and then pops it in the oven.
"All right, we can let that cook and cool, then I will put the icing on later. It should be done just in time for your friends to get here."
"Can I pick a movie out to watch in the living room?" Rosaline asks. It's a tradition to let the kids each pick a movie out to watch, no matter how annoying or how many time they have seen it before.
"Sure, baby. Go get it and I will clean up in here." Rosaline runs up to her room and grabs her favorite movie before running back down and putting it in the VCR player.
At around 12:30, Rosaline's classmates started arriving at her house.
At 1:30 p.m., Rosaline's entire family has arrived. She's excited to be able to hang out with her friends and cousin Madeleine in the pool without having to play with her younger cousins or JJ.
"Mommy, when can we start swimmin'?" JJ asks her mom.
"Sweetie, you can't get your arm wet, remember?" Sandy says.
"Oh, why not?" JJ asks, pouting.
"Because the doctor said you're not supposed to get the cast wet. I'm sorry, baby." Sandy looked up from decorating Rosa's cake. "Would you like to help me carry out the drinks and plates?"
JJ sighs and nods her head. "Yeah, I guess." She takes the plates Sandy is holding out, out to the backyard.
"Okay, guys, lunch is ready!" Michael calls out.
After eating lunch and waiting for half an hour, the group of pre-teens all went upstairs to change into their bathing suits.
"Hey Jen. Why the sad face?" Emily asks, walking up to JJ.
"Mommy says I can't get my cast wet."
"Oh, I'm sorry. Why don't we go play on your swing set instead?" JJ nods and lets Emily help her up and then the two go to the swings. It proves to be difficult with JJ's cast, but they manage to get a few pushes in before JJ can't hold on anymore.
"Mom, can I open my presents now?" Rosa asks, coming over with a towel wrapped around her.
"Sure sweetie. Do you want to dry off a little? So you don't get your presents wet."
Rosaline nods and goes to get changed. When she comes back down, she goes back outside and sits down at the picnic table.
"Alright, go pick a present out and you can open it." Sandy tells her.
One by one, Rosa opens her presents. She gets a couple of new bathing suits, some new outfits for summer, and a new pair of soccer shoes.
"Here," Sandy says. "I think this is the last one." She hands Rosaline a box. Rosa opens it and pulls out a jean jacket.
"Yes! Thanks Mom, thank you Daddy." She says, hugging her parents.
Later that night, Rosa sat down with her parents to watch a movie that she had received as a present.
"Did you have a good birthday, baby?" Sandy asks her.
"Yes. Thank you for the make-up." Rosa replies.
"No problem, sweetie."
Here it is! The extended part for this can be found in my story Fun in the Sun.
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