I was woken up with loud songs. At first I was confused as to where I was, but when I saw Charles standing with a big grin on his face, it flooded into my mind.
All around me, his parents stood with the twins and on their faces were also wide smiles. I was momentarily distracted by what Charles was holding. A large cake sat in his hands, and it had my name on it.
“What’s going on?” The last vestiges of sleep fled from my eyes when he began to sing happy birthday to me.
I swear, the only thing that sailed into my mind was ‘these people don’t have any work to do.’ I rebuked the thought realizing it wasn’t coming from a good place. These people, Charles including, were very hospitable and charitable. I was glad to have them in my life, however brief.
I took the cake from Charles who was
