KYLE GARCIA
"Happy birthday!!!" Mom exclaimed just as i come out of my room. The image I was seeing of her was blurry, even then I could tell she didn't get enough sleep, there were huge dark circles underneath her eyes and her hair was sticking out in every direction.
She was holding in her hands, a cake with a lone candle on it. On her face was the biggest smile ever, and the best part about it was, it was a genuine smile. She was happy in that moment that my heart warmed.
"Thank you." The smile on my face was genuine as well, you could not fake it after seeing your mother like that.
"I turn eighteen and get just one candle? Not eighteen?" I tease.
She laughed freely, i missed the sound so much, it had been a while since she laughed that freely.
"I could only find one, take it o
