When the clock strikes midnight, the entire house erupted with a loud birthday song much to Astrid's surprise. It was a red velvet cake, her favourite. Her small family surrounded her, clapping their hands, with happiness so evident in their eyes. Who would have thought just last year it was only her and pop, but this year she had a boyfriend and 2 additional people in her life.
She cut the piece of cake and fed pop a piece. He reciprocated her actions before gifting her a necklace with a locket.
When she pried open the locket, she had a goofy grin on her face. It was a picture of her and pop sitting on the couch. Their love and respect for each other were evident from the picture, where she stared at her pop adoringly. No doubt, Enlil had a hand in this because she remembered Enlil's phone flashing once or twice when she was with pop, relaxing.