Today is my 15th birthday and I can't believe it. I wake up in the room that I share with my little sister Mariana, when I don't see her in her bed it's confuse me because she is not an early sleeper and usually I woke up before her and almost all of my siblings. I smell of pancakes and waffles, my mom's 1st birthday gift of the day.
Like every other birthday I do my usual tradition that is jumping on my twin brother's bed and yell happy birthday to him, he always moan and complain but then we lay down for five minutes just smiling and talking about what we expect of this year. This year he is taller than me so I have my head in his chest, it can seem like a romantic position but it's not, my twin is my best friend, the one I always confide everything, I do the same with Mariana but in my birthday he is the one I wake up because he has been with me all my life, literally.
-B?
-Umm –he is still a little sleepy
-How are things between you and Talya?
-Very good, in two months is our one year anniversary and even if its scare me a little, I am very happy with her, she is funny, smart and very pretty. I think I am in love with her. –He sighs and asks me: How are things with Aaron?
-Not so well, you know that we have broken up two times in the past year because we are two agitated people and I broke up with him one week ago because…B, I think I have fallen in love with someone else, but I'm not sure if I should try something.
He sit down on the bed and make me look at him in the eyes, his bright green looking at my hazel eyes, he is full of worry and help that I love him more If it is possible.
-Why you are not sure?
-Because…it can hurt our friendship if we break up.
-You fall in love with Wyatt, Cole, Dyland?
-No…it's…Angie
I am confused when I see a bright and huge smile in B's face. Why is he smiling like that at me?
-Why are you smiling?
-Because I am very happy that you finally fell in love with her because for two years she has been in love with you too but she was afraid of the same thing plus you were in a relationship on and off with Aaron.
-But she has dated Wyatt, she is bisexual?
-No Cal, she has dated Wyatt for two months but she broke up with him because she started dating Lisa Orson but they broke up one month ago. She is a lesbian; she even talked with her moms about it
-I am her best friend, why she didn't tell me any of this?
-Because she was afraid of losing you or something and she told me because I saw her crying the day of her birthday when you were there with Aaron, kissing and cuddling
I suddenly am speechless, I feel so bad for Angie, I have realized my love for her one month ago and I was dying to be with her but…two years? That's hard. But I don't have any more time to think or talk to B because my mama is in the room tickling us like every other birthday. We go downstairs to the kitchen were Mariana, Jesus, Jude and Frankie are waiting with huge smiles on their faces and each of them has a present. Mom is waiting with her plate of pancakes: until our 10th birthday she made the same pancakes as ages we were celebrating but now she put three or four with a candle, it's still brilliant.
-Happy birthday my babies, I can believe you are 15 already!
-Thank you moms and happy anniversary to you two.
Mom gives me the pancakes and mama give Brandon his, we blew up them and we start eating. After breakfast our siblings give us their presents. The first one is Mariana and I don't expect any different than clothes from her but, like always, she amaze me with a book about photography, my new passion.
-Oh god Mari, you actually know how to buy things that are not clothes!
-Ha ha, you are bloody funny sis
-you still love me
-That I do
Mariana gave B a new book of piano sheet of music. The next one in line is Jesus that gives us a guitar pick. Jude gave me a new book and gave Brandon a different one so we would share them. And the next one is Frankie that gave us beautiful drawings of our faces because she, like Angie, is the perfect painter.
-Thank you, so much
We hug our siblings and then is our moms time. They give me a big package and when I opened it tears immediately go to my eyes and I look at B and he is also crying because moms had given him a keyboard that he has been asking for a year and THEY GAVE ME A DIGITAL CAMERA. The one I had been asking for half a year.
It's Friday and we have school, thank god we had wake up half an hour earlier so we could enjoy our birthday morning. In the car I am impatient to see Angie and she is there when I go out of the car, I ran to her and I hug her and then I smell her hair, her coconut shampoo that I love. Thank god I broke up with Aaron one week ago.
-Happy birthday Cal! The plan is still up?
-Yes. At 5 B and I would be at your house and my moms would let us at the pizza place, we would have dinner and then go to the arcade so I can beat you and Brandon.
-And then you sleep in my house tonight! And next week is our monthly trip with my moms!
-yes, today Mariana is going to sleep at Lexie's, Jude with Connor, Jesus and Frankie at my grandparents and B with Luke.
-Great, it's going to be a brilliant Friday night. And next week Moms are going to take us to L.A, to our old home that is now Aunt Alice and Tasha's house. It has four rooms in the upstairs floor where are my aunts room, my cousin Lucy's room and my cousin Paul's room where my brothers would sleep and then there's a guest room where my moms would sleep and we would sleep in the pull out sofa in the media room. It's ok with you?
-That sounds perfect, like always we would have the best weekend.
We go to class and at two my father is waiting by his car with AJ and Ty, I ran to my brothers arms and they both spin me around.
-Callie, happy birthday!
My dad hugs me and when B arrives they give the hug to the both of us –Ready to go to the beach for two hours? You would have enough time to go home and change for your birthday party. We can play football and have some sweets but don't tell your moms!
So we walk to the beach where we play football: Dad is the arbiter and is AJ and me against Ty and B and even if AJ is 11 he is almost as tall as me and we are better than B. After an hour of playing we are exhausted and AJ and I are the winners. Dad gives us some water and we lay down on towels, my phone beeps.
"Can't wait for the birthday celebration and can't wait to c u-Angie"
Wow. She can't wait to see me.
"It's going to be awesome. Can't wait to see u too"
-Callie Girl, why that smile on your face?
-Don't know, Daddy where is Lisa? And Maia?
-Lisa is working honey, she would be home next week when you spend the weekend with us. And your sister is with her grandmother.
We go for a walk and while AJ is running around with my father, Brandon, Ty and I talk about Ty's life as a fireman. At 18 he was in his first year of training and he loved it.
-It's so cool even if the training is hard. I love it and dad has started rivaling with me, policeman and fireman have always been rivals.
-Yeah, mom always says that firemen just rescue kitties.
Ty frown and tickle me: that's not true sis, yesterday there was a call because of a fire.
We run a little and then dad took us home so we can change clothes. I choose a denim dress with a black jacket and my converses. Of course Brandon would never be informal to his birthday, he loves formal clothes: a black shirt, with jeans and formal shoes. He smiles at me and tell me: you excited to see all our friends?
-Yeah, well, I just want to see Angie, Wyatt and Cole.
-Oh, you are sooo social Callie –Mariana said
I laugh- I have least friends than Brandon and since Aaron and I broke up I lose him too.
-At least, Lexi, Garret, Ty and Aj and I would be there with you.
-Are you ready guys?! –mom yell from the stairs
-How many times have I told you not to yell Stef? –replied mama.
-Shhh woman
They drive us to Angie's house and the moment we are in the driveway I get out of the car and ring the bell. Jackie, Angie's six years old sister, open the door.
-Hi, Callie, happy birthday!
-Thanks Jackie, how are you? You are taller than the last time I saw you
-I'm fine. You saw me two days ago so I can't be taller.
I rub her hair and ask for her sister: she is in her room, go upstairs.
I go upstairs to her room and I'm so comfortable that I don't even knock and when I open the door I found Angie in her bra, we both laugh and turn fifty shades of red,
-Sorry Ange, I would wait for you in the living room.
-K', be there in five
I go downstairs with Marcus, Patrick and Jackie that are playing X-box –Hey guys, where are your mothers?
-Outside by your car –said the three of them at the same time without even looking at me. When I am almost out of the room the twins says happy birthday to me.
Five minutes later Angie is in our car and we go to the pizza place, my mothers say bye and that they would see us in the morning. They are going to have the best night alone in that big house of ours.
When we arrive all our friends are waiting for us, Talya immediately greets B with a kiss and Wyatt and Cole hug me tight. We sit at the table and order the drinks and pizzas or pasta. Angie is by my side and I can't stop looking at her and smiling and remembering her sight on a bra. I'm going to be in trouble tonight at her house.
-Callie, Callie, where is Aaron?
-At his house I suppose. We broke up one week ago.
-Oh my god. Why?
-We were always fighting about everything and I was not feeling the same.
Angie whispers in my ear: are you in love with someone else, right?
I look at her hazel eyes surprised: how do you know it?
-I had known you since we were five, I know everything about you.
Then I whisper in her ear too: yeah, and that person is here today.
I know now she is confused. We finish dinner and go to the arcade near the restaurant. We go bowling, my team against Brandon's. In my team: Wyatt, Cole, Angie, Ty, Lexie and Mariana. The rest are with Brandon. By the half of the game Brandon's team is two points top from us, I am getting mad, thanks to my parents I don't take losing too well.
-They are cheating! We can't lose guys! –Angie is the next one –Ange you have to do your best, possibly a full and Mari you at least have to take down four bowls.
I have all my hopes on Angie and yes! She make it and I hug her and spin her around! When I put her down she is red on the face but I found it too cute. Five minutes later, with my final try we win!
-Yaaaaaaiii!
Brandon, like me, hates to lose but he has no time for revenge because it's time for everyone to go home. Angie and I have half an hour more so I suggest playing billiard.
-Cal, I don't know how to play billiard.
-Ok, I would teach you, we don't have to play against each other; this would be a practice class, ok?
-Ok, thank you
-Ok you bend down a little on the table – she does as I told her and I put myself behind her, she grabs the stick wrong so I put her hands in the good position –Ok, and know you have to kick the white ball with the stick and the first ball that go to the hole is yours- together we kick the ball and one of the striped balls go to the hole but we don't care about which ball is here or mine, I kept murmuring the instructions on her ear while my body is pressing against her.
-Guys! You ready to go home!
I jump and turn around where I found Miss Porter-Kennard waiting for us with a big smile on her face.
-Yeah…mommy…we were just having a great time
Tina giggles and nod –Okay, c'mon, we have to go home.
We drive in silence to Angie's house and when we are there I go to the bathroom to put my pajamas while she changes in her room. After her mothers say goodbye to us we stays in her room watching a movie in her laptop. My right side is against her left side, our heads sharing a pillow, like always but this time is different, this time I feel an electricity that was not there before…What is this? Is this going to be alright or we would end up hating each other?
Almost an hour into the movie with no talking Angie turns her head so her lips are just centimeters from mines: you are finally felling the same thing that I have been feeling for two years, right?
-yeah- I whisper –but I am afraid of…
-Of losing our friendship? Or breaking up and hate each other? Or this lesbian world?
-Yeah…
-You just have to tell me what you feel when I do this.
She leans to me and her soft lips kiss mine….
TO BE CONTINUED