The next day, I woke up to the smell of candles burning. Opening my eyes, I was immediately surprised to see Reed's room, our room transformed into some sort of pastel paradise.
The walls and even the ceiling were decorated with pastel-colored balloons in pink, green, and baby blue. Even the floors had balloons on them too.
I opened my eyes to Reed who was sitting on the edge of my bed. He was carrying a cake, a white frosted cake that has a Happy Birthday Elara message on the top surface. There were several candles stuck to the cake, all lit. Goodness, Reed was even wearing a party hat. He was grinning at me.
He started singing the Happy Birthday song and to my surprise, he was not the only one singing. The rest of the boys were there too, behind him, covering them from my sight. They
