“Surprise, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!” My mother screams as she jumps up and down clapping her hands like I just won the noble peace prize. I look around admiring the decorations and how fast she got all this together I was not gone for even an hour, she was working with maybe 35-40 minutes.
It’s a banner with the phrase “My baby is 18 now” in emerald green hanging over the island in the kitchen. There are light and dark green balloons scattered across the floor. The island is littered with gold flower confetti that’s spilling into the floor. There are helium balloons on basically every sharp corner in the room thst you can find. The fridge is full of pictures from every major milestone in my life. There are gold streamers hanging from the ceiling, and there is a Birthday cake with white
