I woke up to a doorbell ringing and mutters from outside.
"Hi these are for Azami Navarro, is she here?" I heard from an unfamiliar voice.
"Ami! Someone's at the door for you!" I heard Willie cry out.
I jumped out of bed as I rushed towards the front door to see a man in uniform with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.
Insecure of my morning breath, I covered my mouth when I thanked him. I stood in the living room peering at the bouquet of bright colors in my hand. A mixture of Statice flowers and Red Roses. A symbol of success and love. The same ones I get every year.
Success for what? Surviving another year? Yay me.
I started to walk back to my room when Willie snatches the card in the holder in the middle of my flowers, luckily I was quick enough to take it back. "Hey these are mine! Privacy!" I yelled at him as I shut the door in his face.
"Rude" I heard him mutter as his footsteps became faint.
I placed the flowers on top of my desk as I turned the tiny card over in my hands.
"Happy Birthday my love - mom, dad & and the boys"
The same message I had gotten for the last 13 years. Before that it used to be just mom and dad.
Happy 17th Birthday Ami. I said to myself as I flopped onto my bed, sleep taking over my body.
Soon enough I woke up to my phone ringing next to me.
Mrs. Williams is calling...
I answered the call, "Hello? Mrs. Williams?"
"Hi honey! Happy Birthday!" Mrs. Williams sweet voice filled my ears. I sat up in my bed, my body feeling warm with comfort.
"Thank you Mrs. Williams, how are you? Isn't it late over there?" I questioned tiredly.
Then I hear a ding of an elevator and the sound of rolling suitcases when Mr. Williams answered my question, "We're doing great kid, although it's not late where we are."
Curiosity struck a my face as I hear the doorbell go off in the front door, "Louis! Get the door!" No one answered. "Timmy? Willie?" I walked out of my room to see the rest of the apartment empty.
"Hold on someone's at the door." I said into the phone.
I walked towards the door where the impatient people kept ringing the doorbell, "Okay okay, I'm coming." I muttered.
I opened the door and a gasp escaped my lips.
Holy shit.
"Surprise!" Mr. and Mrs. Williams yelled out as they engulfed me into a hug.
I looked at them confused, "What- what are you guys doing here?"
Mr. Williams had let go of me and started bringing in their suitcases, "It's your birthday of course! And we wanted to surprise you!"
Mrs. Williams and I still stood at the door, she was still admiring my face, fixing my hair and stuff.
"But what about your classes?" I questioned as I looked at Mrs. Williams.
"We finished school last week, our school system is different than the American school system remember?" Mrs. Williams answered as she took off her coat and let it hang on a chair.
"You don't mind us staying here for a while right? We got here a tad early and we can't check into the hotel till 4." I glanced at the clock, it was only 2:37 p.m.
"Of course, would you guys like anything to drink or eat? I can cook something up." I said walking towards the kitchen.
"Can I just have a glass of water?" I heard Mr. Williams cry out.
As I handed him his glass, I saw Mrs. Williams lingering in the hallway. I walked towards her. "I have a cot in my room, Mrs. Williams, if you'd like to take a nap in there?" She snapped her head towards me, "I'd love that dear, tell Dan as well, he seems a bit tired too." I nodded my head at her as I followed her gaze as she looked into the rooms of my roommates.
"Ami? Whose rooms are these?" She looked at me.
"Those are my roommates, Louis, Timmy and Willie." I answered, a grin sneaking up on her face.
"All boys I see." She nudged my shoulders.
I rolled my eyes as I began to start to walk away towards the living room, "You are crazy, I'm going to get Mr. Williams now." She laughed at me.
I walked into the room to see Mr. William's cup empty and he was looking at his phone. "Mr. Williams, there is a cot in my room if you'd like to nap for a bit." He looked up at me.
"I'd love that, where's the room." I showed him my room, letting him know, I'll let them settle in as I fix up the apartment.
As I looked at the kitchen, I pulled up my phone to text a certain someone.
Ami
Hey where are you guys ?
Willie
We're about to watch a movie. Why ?
Ami
Without me?
Willie
you were asleep
I put my phone away, not bothering to reply to the message. Then I started to fix the apartment. Once done, I walked into my room to see Mr. and Mrs. Williams on the cot, snoring away. I looked at them happily to have some sort of family with me on my birthday. Since the boys don't know it's my day, I'm glad to have them here.
I climbed into my bed, closing my eyes. I love lazy birthdays.
Jo's POV :
"Alex! Hurry up! We don't want to scare Azami!" I yelled at the man of a boyfriend who was currently grabbing a cup of Ami's famous lemonade from her fridge.
"Shut up, I was craving some!" He poured some into a cup and as he was searching for a straw, I noticed a door creak open.
"Who's there?" A thick British voice called out. I looked at Alex who had a panicked look on his face that matched mine.
Alex signaled for me to go behind him, as we creeped closer towards the lowly lit hallway, the voice cried out again. "Who is it there?"
Then they came out into the light, "Who are you?" We both said at the same time.
"Shh Ami's still asleep, let's not wake her." The lady said, the man standing next to her holding her waist.
I looked at Alex confusedly, "How do you know Ami?" Alex questioned the two.
"We're her teachers from London." He replied, "Now who are you?"
"I'm Alex, her manager, and this is my girlfriend Jo." The sudden tension disappeared as we shook hands with the two other adults.
"Well nice to meet you two, we stayed with Ami since we came too early for check-in, she's still sleeping." The man who was Mr. Williams answered.
"Oh okay, sorry for the scare, my boyfriend here just wanted some lemonade." I said, earning a few chuckles.
Mrs. Williams looked at her watch in hand, "Oh we should get going now, dear" She grabbed his hands as he grabbed the suitcases at their side.
"Oh wait, do you mind giving this to Ami when she wakes up?" She handed me a wrapped present, "Oh yeah of course"
We guided the couple out the door before I looked down at the gift in my arms.
Happy Birthday Dear! We love you.
Oh no. "Alex come here" I called out. Alex at my side, I showed him the tag.
"Oh crap" He looked up at me, his hands at his hips, "Call the boys" I said sternly.
Ami's POV :
I woke up to see it was already nighttime. I looked over at the cot in the corner of my room to see it was empty and neatly done, a piece of paper was on top of it. I walked towards it, turning the light on in the process.
We had to get going to check in, love. Thank you for letting us have a rest at your place. We didn't want to wake you. Sorry we did not do much today, we'll make it up in the days following. Give Louis our love. We love you - Mr. and Mrs. Williams
I sat down at the edge of my bed, before looking up at my desk to see gifts on top of it. I looked at it confusedly.
Then realizing it was gifts from the boys and Alex and Jo. I smiled at the presents that seemed like it was wrapped in a rush.
I sat at the floor, the gifts surrounding me, my heart warm as I will remember this as one of my favorite birthdays.
A/N
oh gosh, this is my worst chapter yet, I'm sorry this was so rushed LOL. I literally wrote this during english class. anyways hope you guys have a great day :)
questions -
- jules
