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Birthday
When I was younger, birthdays were the best days that I ever had. Food, presents, family and friends, and all of them were there because of me. It makes you feel all special and loved.
I've been selfish lately. The only people who remember that today is my birthday is my mom, my brother, and Piccolo. I'm not on this list as you noticed, because I once again forgot that it was my birthday. The way I found out wasn't the nicest of ways either…Goten showed me it was.
He was intending it to be a surprise like I do for him whenever his birthday is coming along. I'll start saying little hints in high-pitched voices, stuff like, 'Gee…Nothing seems to be going on. I wonder what's on the calendar a week from now…' or other things like that. I guessed Goten just wanted to surprise me somehow so he went to the calendar and found out when my birthday was.
He was standing under the calendar when I came in with a chesire cat-like grin that told me he had something planned. I did a quick ki check just to make sure that Trunks wasn't around and the two were planning an ambush on me. When I was certain he was at Capsule Corp. with his father in the gravity room I turned to look at Goten with a weak grin, knowing that a few days from now was the anniversary of dad's death. Goten nodded and pointed at the calendar.
"Guess what day is coming…" He said in a happy voice. I flinched, wondering what he was so happy about. The only thing happening in a few days was the anniversary of dad's death. I shrugged my shoulders and sat down at the table, waiting for food and starting my 'silent treatment' as my mom said. When I get like this, she says, she gets more words from Piccolo in an hour than she does from me in a week. "Come on Gohan! Guess what day is coming! Please!" He looked at me with his puppy eyes. I sighed and gave in, trying to find a day that Gohan would be excited about for some reason.
"Um… Satan day?" Goten got a look of disgust on his face.
"Ugh, no, try again!"
"Hmmm… well… is Trunks coming over soon? Or Marron?" Goten rolled his eyes.
"No, geez Gohan, you're really bad at guessing!" I mock growled and played with his hair.
"Sorry squirt, okay, I give up."
"Nope, gotta ask for clues first!" I rolled my eyes again.
"Alright…Does it have to do with people we know." He nodded yes. "Alright…no one's birthday's coming up…" He looked at me strangely, probably trying to see if I was joking or not. He must have ignored it or something because instead of taking it as a joke (which it wasn't) he looked at me confused.
"What do you mean?"
"About what?"
"About no birthdays happening…"
"Well, nobody's is around Ma-" I started to blink as this little realization dawned on me. "My birthday is happening in three days." I whispered. Goten nodded and was grinning but I can guess the look went to confusion when I jumped up quickly and ran into my room. This is where we're at now.
I'm sure you can gather the irony by now. In three days, in the month of May, my birthday is happening.
In three days time, I'm going to lock myself up in my room and hate myself for killing my father this date six years ago.
Lovely.
I better go, Goten wants to know why I took off like that.
Bye.
-Gohan
