Chapter twelve birthday
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you…" Everyone at Elm tree house were standing in front of me, singing the happy birthday song. It was the day after I had got a seizure and we were eating breakfast.
"Happy birthday Emma" Everybody screamed after that the last tone had rang out.
"Thanks" I said giggling.
"here´s paint for your room, Mike said. Holding two paint cans in his hands.
"I have bought a bulletin board." Tracy said.
Tee gave me a birthday card. I didn´t have time to buy you a present. But I made you this.
"Well," Mike said. "What are we waiting for. Everybody put some old clothes on. And we´ll start to paint."
I went to my room where everything was covered with plastic sheeting.
A few hours later I started to get a headache from the smell of the painting. I told Mike and walked out of the room. I sat down in the middle of the stairs to the first floor.
I thought of my last birthday. Me and my family had been at Leon´s and had a pool party, just the five of us. Jonas taught how to swim, there and then. And I was so proud of him.
I sighed. I missed my family…I missed them really bad.
"Emma," someone shouted. "Come check your room out"
I stood up and went to my room.
When I came in to my room, I was speechless. The walls were pink, and my bulletin board was hanging above my bed. A photo of me, Johnny and Jody already hang there, with the birthday card I had got from Tee.
"Do you like it?" Carmen asked.
"I…I love it," I said. "Thank you so much."