Chapter Forty-nine; The hours before four

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Ariana's Pov As soon as I stepped into the living room, every head turned towards me. For a second, there was silence before Nana started singing. "Happy birthday to you..." Her voice was loud, completely off-key and full of confidence. Mum's attention snapped towards me immediately and the smile that spread across her face was so wide it looked like she had been waiting there all morning just for this moment. she joined in almost instantly. "Happy birthday to you..." Dad followed, along with a few staff members nearby. Halfway through the song, Nana suddenly paused. "Happy birthday dear, the birthday girl..." She frowned. "Wait is that it" Mum burst out laughing. "Mum, that's not it." "I know that," Nana protested. "I forgot the next part." The rest of us started laughing too.

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