As we walked home holding paws, we tried to plan how I could redo the years I skipped. "We could find another dandelion" I suggested. "All the flowers became extinct years ago…" Skipper said quietly. I looked around and noticed there were no flowers anywhere. After a minute I noticed her eyes sparkle and a smile appearing on her face. "Isn't it my birthday today?.." She asked. "It is?!..what a bad day for me to be in hospital…anyway, why do you ask?..." "When you blow out the candles on the cake, you usually make a wish, don't you?.." My eyes widened and I smiled big as I realized what she's thinking. "Yeah…great idea!" I said, trying not to sound too loud. "When do you want to do this?.." "Right now…"
When we get home (which appears to be an apartment room), I searched for a candle and a lighter. As soon as I was about to open a cupboard, Skipper grabbed my wrist. "Blake, don't rush…at least leave this for a day and enjoy life as an adult…" she says, "…there are things you can do now that you never get to do as a 7 year old…" I thought about this. I would've never been allowed to have a girlfriend if I was still 7…and I wouldn't be able to walk in the streets alone either… "Okay" I agreed, "Today only…"
That evening, we ordered pizza. While we were waiting, we got comfy on the couch. I was laying down, with Skipper on top and her arms around me as I stroked her hair. After being around Skipper all day I am starting to feel comfortable; almost as if she is a sister or another mother, except unlike a sibling or a mother I have enjoyed being all mushy with her whereas I would usually just run for my life (I mean mushy as in cuddly and affectionate, not 'that' xD).
After a few minutes, the doorbell rang. Skipper got out my embrace and answered the door. It was our pizza. Since it is the 23rd century I noticed instead of a man delivering the pizza it was a machine. Once Skipper grabbed the box with our pizza the machine reached for the doorknob with its metal claw and slammed the door shut, startling me. "Pizza's here!" Skipper called. I sat up as Skipper brought the pizza in. She opened the box and sat next to me as we started eating.
Once we finished eating, Skipper got up and came back with a cake with a candle on top. I was wondering why but then I remembered it is Skipper's birthday (June 21st). I got up and grabbed a lighter. When I got back in the living room, I passed the lighter to her since I have never used a lighter before and I don't want to set the house on fire. Once she lit the candles, I sang Happy Birthday to her.
"Happy birthday to you…happy birthday to you…happy birthday dear Skipper…happy birthday to you…"
She closed her eyes and blew the candle. I was so full of pizza I don't feel like eating. I leaned back and suddenly felt tired. Skipper must've felt the same because she leaned against me. I wrapped my arms around her and fell asleep…but what I didn't know was that when she blew the candle, she wished that I go back to being 14, which is the year we met…