SEPTEMBER'S POV
“ Where is Zach?” I asked.
Riley simply shrugged his shoulders.
“He went to Restaurant.” Blake replied.
I scurried my eyebrows. “This early?” I took a glance of clock which reads sharp seven in the morning.
Eh?
I fell asleep in the woods. And as soon as sun rays hit my face, I woke Grace and quickly returned to home. I thought that maybe Zach was worried but here I get to know that he had gone to his restaurant.
My head was spinning with enormous questions. I just wanted to talk to Zach.
I clicked my tongue and decided to go into my room but before that could happen, Blake said “September, you know what today is?”
I looked at him, confused. All three pairs of eyes turned at me.
Okay? Am I missing something?
“Blake don't. You know Zach will never like this.” Riley said sternly.
“I think so.” Grace agreed.
“I know but it's time for Zach to have a fresh start.” Blake countered.
What the f-ck are they talking about? Am I not visible to them?
And what will Zach not like? What are they hiding from me?
“Hello, I am also here.” I said with a little amount of sarcasm dripping from my voice.
“Ouch, sarcastic September is back. I missed you.” Riley blurted out.
Huh? What did he said? Sarcastic September? Me and sarcastic? That seems quite odd.
“Today is Zach's birthday.” Blake spoke.
Riley and Grace both looked at him as if he did a century's most dangerous crime. Meanwhile, I didn't know how to react.
Zach's birthday? How-I mean wow. But why didn't he told me about this? And how could I be this stupid to never ask about his birthday.
And why the hell they all were hiding this? It's his birthday, his special day. What's there to hide about?
“I need help.” I announced.
I will deal with all this later. First, I've to make this day very special for him. F-ck, I've to buy him a gift also. What am I going to buy? What will he like? I've to arrange party for him too.
Jesus! How am I going to manage all this?
I looked at them in excitement. “We are going to throw a surprise party for him.”
“No.” Both Riley and Grace said in unison.
What the hell?
“Look Em, the thing is, Zach doesn't likes his birthday much.” Grace offered a forced smile.
Really? Oh come on. They must be exaggerating.
“I want this day to be special for him. So, please help me otherwise I'll manage everything on my own.” I smiled.
“I am in.” Blake smiled back.
Perfect.
“Fine, I'll also help but I am not going to bear any consequences.” Riley threw his hands up in the air.
“Okay, I am also ready to help.” Grace whispered.
“Chris. Claire, please come in the hall.” I shouted loud enough to he heard by them.
Yay. Today is my Zach's birthday. God! I am so excited.
“Yes, Ember.” Chris came the second next with worried look plastered all over his face.
“Geez, relax. She just called you to tell that today is Zach's birthday and we are going to throw a small party for him.” Grace came forward and kissed his cheeks.
“Uh..okay.” He scratches the back of his neck.
“September, I've to buy tons of gifts for my Zacie.” Claire smiled, brightly.
Zacie. I laughed at her nickname for him and took her up in the arms. “Sure, baby.”
***
“Riley! Stop playing around and fill up the balloons.” I deadpanned.
I am so going to kill him. I don't know why he loves to irritate me. Since an hour, all he did was to play with Claire.
Grace and Chris were decorating the terrace where I've planned to give the surprise to Zach. Blake was also helping them but ugh! This idiot Riley!
“Relax, I know that you'll manage everything.” He laughed.
I greeted my teeth but decided to not say anything.
My body was exhausted. I went to purchase gifts for him with Claire and it was too tiring. She brought a cute Iron man for him on which ‘My Tony Stark’ was written. She said that she was going to give this too his Zacie and tell him that he's Iron Man for her.
Kids these days.
And me, well I brought nothing for him. I didn't liked a thing in the shop which I can gift him. So instead, I wrote a letter for him to confess him about my every feelings. I hope he will like it.
I hope by doing all this, I can make him smile just like he tries every single time to make me happy.
After all this, I am so going to take his class for not telling me before about his birthday. If I had known earlier then for sure, I had done something else, something more special for him. But that's okay, it's not too late. I can still make this day turn perfect for him.
I took out the cake from the box and put it on the table. After adding candles to it, I took one deep breath. Looking at the cake, I realized that I still don't know many things about Zach. I don't even know about his favourite flavour which he likes in cake let alone be his birthday. I still have to learn alot about him. How can I have my happily ever after with him if I don't even know about him? Things like his favourite weather, his reasons, his not so likeable shirt and even his unspoken thoughts. I want to know them all.
“Em, it's time. Zach is back.” Grace whispered.
I smiled both in nervousness and excitement. I gestured Blake to go and call Zach while we can hide at our places after turning off the lights.
I started counting my breath just to not run out of them. He will like everything, right? What if he doesn't?
Oh, Hush. Everything will be okay.
Soon my wait was over one Zach came to the terrace. It was a dark night so nothing was visible. In seconds, Riley turned the lights on and together we said 'happy birthday' to him.
Claire run to him and said. “Happy Birthday, my Iron man.”
To my shock, he didn't reacted any different. His face remained devoid of any emotions.
“Chris.” He called out.
“Mhmm.”
“Take Claire downstairs.” He demanded, rather dangerously.
I pushed my saliva down the throat and kept my feet rooted to the floor. What happened?
“WHAT THE F-CK WAS ALL THIS ABOUT?” He clenched his fist and screamed.
I was taken back by his sudden change. I don't know why but it felt as if I was having a déjà vu. My pulse froze in strange kind of fear and everything turned slower than usual.
What's happening to me?
“I..I..sorry.” I shuttered not knowing what else to say.
I thought that this all will make him happy but it was otherwise. Maybe Grace and Riley were right. I should have never done this. Now he's angry, isn't he? He'll hate me for this, right?
His eyes fell on me and quickly something changed in them. They softened and just like that his expressions relaxed.
“Leave.” He said.
I nodded and was about to go downstairs before he held my wrist. “Not you.” He added softly.
Everybody else went away from the terrace and at last, we two were left all alone.
A/N
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