Birthday Bash

"Where are we going?" I ask Mom as she drives.


First month of vacation, down, I absolutely loved it. Today, I did an interview for a magazine, it was really cool.


"Mom." Maddie says, "Don't you remember? We need to buy the Christmas decorations!"


"In July?" I ask and Maddie turns around to look at me.


"I meant Halloween." Maddie 'corrects' herself, "I mean, fourth of July!"


"Today's July 20..?" I tell her.


"Are you drunk, Madison?" Kenzie comments.


"No." Maddie rolls her eyes and starts texting someone on her phone.


"We first need to go to Target." Mom answers.


"Yes, to buy the Valentine's day decorations." Kenzie makes fun of Maddie.


"Shut up, Mackenzie." Maddie mumbles under her breath.


I take out my phone and enter to the Instagram app. Nothing really new, just the same stuff from this morning, and something new in Nia's story. 


"Does anyone know why Nia's in an amusement park today?" I ask and both of my sisters look at me.


"Who knows." Kenzie says and quickly takes out her phone.


She starts texting someone.


"Wish she invited us." Maddie sighs, "It would've been so much fun."


Mom pulls up to the Target parking lot and we all get off the car.


"I need to call someone, so you guys go ahead." Mom tells us and we start walking towards the building.


Why is everyone acting so weird?


We walk inside and Maddie takes a shopping cart.


"What do we need to look for?" I ask as we walk through the aisle.


"I don't know, maybe some Thanksgiving decorations." Kenzie comments and Maddie hits her with the cart, "Maddie!"


"Sorry not sorry." Maddie shrugs.


Kenzie jumps into the cart.


"Push." Kenzie tells her.


"Why?" Maddie asks.


"Just do it." Kenzie says as Maddie pushes the cart and runs after it.


"Weirdos." I chuckle as I enter Instagram again, this time, there was something new in Kalani's story, and it was her with Nia and Kendall.


I follow the two weirdos to the back of the store.


"Kalani and Kendall are with Nia at the same place." I tell them, "Do you have any idea--"


"No!" Maddie interrupts me, "I mean, you should live a little and stop using your phone."


Maddie snatches the phone from my hand and puts it on her back pocket.


"Now, help me push this baby." Maddie says.


"I'm not a baby." Kenzie says, "I have an idea, let's go buy some ice cream!"


"Ice cream?" I ask, "Oh, whatever."


Mom walks up to us.


"We have to go." She tells us.


"But didn't we--"


"Now."


Kenzie and Maddie look at each other with smiles on their faces.


We get in the car and leave, what in the world is going on?


Soon enough, we get to a parking lot and Mom gets off.


"I'll go with her." Maddie says and leaves.


"So, it's just the two of us." Kenzie says, "And I'm leaving."


"Wait, Mackenz--"


It was useless, she was already gone by the time I decided to speak up.


"What's going on?" I ask myself, "Where are they even going?"


I take the seat belt off and remember that Maddie took my phone. The door suddenly opens and I look outside.


"What are you guys doing in LA?" I ask as I get off the car.


"What do you mean?" Emma asks as Peter closes the door.


"Okay, what's going on, why is everyone acting so strange, and why are you guys here?" I keep on rambling.


Klara takes my hand and starts walking.


"Why are you all ignoring me?"


We all keep on walking.


"You're scaring me."


Suddenly, there's a bandana covering my eyes.


"Don't freak out." I hear Peter say.


We keep on walking until I feel someone stop me. My guess is Klara.


"Please don't freak out." I hear Klara say.


"Why would I?" I ask.


"Just don't." She tells me and takes the bandana off.


"SURPRISE!"


Everyone was there, right on front of the ferris wheel.


"A birthday party?" I laugh and look at the guys, "At an amusement park? How did you think about that?"


"Do I need to remember you?" Liam steps forward.


~Flashback~


We started off with all of the rides, continued with simpler games, and finished eating, cotton candy, to be exact.


"You know what would be cool?" I stop all of the guys, "If someone rented a whooooole park for a birthday party!"


"I'll keep it on my notes." Liam tells me, "By the way, are any of you, and I'm talking to Melanie, interested on taking this plush?"


"Aww, yes!" I exclaim as he gives me the plush, "It's adorable."


One of the best nights ever!


~Present~


"How did you remember that?" I ask and he shrugs.


"Your phone won't stop ringing." Maddie gives me my phone, "Now go have fun, sis."


She walks away with Nia, Kalani, and Kendall.


"I'm gonna take charge." Emma tells us.


"You always do." Peter comments and we laugh.


Emma's plan was great, we would start on the much simpler games, at night, we would get on the rides. I both lost track of time and my family, even though I knew everyone that was on the park.


~~~


"I can't." I sit on the floor right after the fourth time of getting on the roller coaster.


"You were the one who said 'I'm gonna do it'." Liam remembers me.


"That was three hours ago." I tell him, referring to the fact that it was 9:30 at night.


"Where's everyone else?" Emma asks.


"They left." Peter answers.


"They left?"


"Yeah, we have until ten at night."


"I should go find my sisters." I slowly stand up, "If I know where they are."


"Believe me, no one does." Klara says.


Emma, Klara, and Peter had to leave soon after, so the only ones left were Liam and I.


"Look at them over there." Liam points over to my sisters and Nia talking to Mom and Holly, "I gotta now."


"Okay." I tell him, "Thanks for everything."


"No problem." He smiles, "By the way, happy birthday."

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