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ring AC/DC's Highway to Hell, she groaned,

d her it was true. The day she had been dreading finally arrived. Today, November 12th is Genev

ry morning voice rang in her ears as she entered the

threw the blankets back

k to the door. "Going to get up and re

to do," she asked sarcastically. "Get u

oor. Now, y can if you truly wish. Do however want you to know we have a surprise downsta

phone all the time. This week they had hardly talked at all and the quiet was starting to bother her. Got lonely sometimes as an only child and her parents worked almost all of the time. Mom was a doctor

time she turned around. Any luck she would be passed over and not present her AP histor

the window," groaning, she thr

d into her bathroom to start her morni

y be a Saturday,"

tered down the stairs towards the kit

so early in the morning on the worst day of my life," she

familiar vo

nally glanced up. In the cha

e squealed as he swept her up in one of

h things being so hectic, made it impossible visit. But it is your day and

wn to eat the mountain of pancakes on the plate in front of

I had amazing parents like you" Seth responded as he too

sitting down more pancakes in the center of the

them" she replied sit

about" her mom exclaimed, r

wasn't my surprise"

irked. "No clue I was comin

evieve. Appeared to be something belonging more in a museum or someone's royal co

This is beautiful. Where did

e as well," her mother answered, finally sitting at the tabl

her fath

with a sizeable onyx stone set in the center surrounded by words from a lang

n," her m

Genevieve responded closing the silver box. "I should head ou

e off her sticky plate. Parents e

d her thoughts, adding his plate to the other dirt

e" Genevieve smiled. She

," her mother said. "Your father

any" he laughed, adding a s

icking her stuff up off the floor to leave. U

ing overtime on a case and I'm on

e of anything

er parents, she headed out to the white Tesla Roadster sitting in her dr

ring it around mor

en much of lately. The job which afforded him the fancy car ke

round much lately. Between school and this job, free ti

ed to sound more positive than she felt. "I

a different jo

g since before they met. Didn't ever talk about what he did for security purpo

swered. "The things we do don't line up wit

would you

showing briefly in his eyes. "I'm not

" she replied. Yet Seth s

ead. "It's your birthday. Today is about you. S

nevieve answ

sed. "Most people would be excited

heir eighteenth bir

your birthday so much. Hated th

high school started, everyone treats me like I am supposed to be some important person. I don't enjoy the pressu

r her desired place and now was almost like she couldn't escape the spotlight. Parents' friends all want to discuss schoo

parties and meetings. Not that she couldn't speak to a lot of people at on

ppoint people if you tried" Seth r

rm around her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her. She knew he didn't like seeing h

o enjoy today? Don't think of today as your

promises thoug