Chapter 5: Abigail's Dessert-Themed Birthday Party
One seasonably cold second Saturday of February 2020, I met up with my childhood friends Sarah, James, and Henri at the Drew's Family Restaurant banquet room along with the oldest Mifflin daughter, Abigail and her best friends Nicole, Jessica, Victoria, and Emma to celebrate Abigail's 19th birthday with all kinds of desserts. "Hi, guys!" I greeted my friends. "Hi, Angel!" Sarah greeted back. The same playlist of music as last week was playing in the background. "James, weren't some of these songs played at Molly's Sweet 16 party?" I asked James. "I believe so, Angel," James replied. "What kind of cake did you bring, Abigail?" "A chocolate birthday cake, chocolate cupcakes, and even a carrot cake," Abigail replied. "Molly had chocolate cake for her birthday, too," James remembered. "I saw that Nicole brought some chocolate chip cookies, Jessica brought a nice chocolate pie, and I brought some chocolate pudding, since I am, indeed, a chocoholic." "What about chocolate-sprinkled doughnuts, James?" Victoria asked. "What you said you liked? Well, I like them, too, since I brought them with me." "Nicole, my lip gloss smells like oatmeal cookie," I told Nicole. "That's cool," Nicole replied. "I brought oatmeal and oatmeal raisin cookies, too." "I brought a key lime pie and a lemon meringue pie, as well," Jessica explained. "I also like to eat jelly doughnuts and glazed doughnuts," Victoria explained. "I brought those with me, as well." "I also have a whole bunch of French pastries and eclairs that I bought from Point Brugge Cafe," Emma explained. "Did you guys bring any desserts?" Abigail asked. "I brought some neapolitan ice cream," I explained. "I brought Jell-O," Sarah added. "I brought pudding, and I also brought vanilla and banana pudding in addition to chocolate," James added. "And, I brought blueberry and chocolate chip muffins," Henri added. "There is just one problem. Why isn't there any candy?" "I don't think that anybody wanted to bring candy, Henri," James pointed out. "What about for Halloween, though? Remember one year how I helped you pass out Halloween candy?" Henri asked. "Yes, Halloween candy is good," James agreed. "What about Valentine's Day candy, James?" Abigail asked. "That is the upcoming major holiday after my birthday, as we all know." We sat down to brunch in which there were so many good things to eat, including pancakes and bacon. Sarah, James, and Henri also brought Abigail birthday presents to open. Henri brought an art supply kit, James brought a Scattergories board game, and Sarah brought 20 dollars in birthday money, of course. "Thank you, Sarah," Abigail wished. "I could really use this money to buy art supplies for my winter-themed slumber party on Monday night." "What kind of crafts will you be making?" Sarah asked. "Well, we will be making s'mittens and cool scarves," Abigail explained. "Any other activities?" Sarah asked. "Oh, lots," Abigail replied. "Do you think that you and your stepbrothers will be able to come on Monday night?" "We would like to," Sarah replied. "It just depends on how much energy we have after work." Pretty soon, it was time for my friends to leave. "Thanks for a great day, everyone!" I thanked my friends. "You're welcome, Angel," Sarah replied. "Bye, guys!" "Bye!"