Chapter 12

Saturday came round quicker than ever, it seemed to Amariyah. She woke with a smile on her face and a mind full of postiviness and joy. She helped her mom and her aunty set up the house, put up the decorations and lay out the finger food. Sooner or later Nicki had arrived to help Amariyah get ready.

Amariyah was feeling like a princess on her special day. She was also ecstatic that she was going to get the chance to re-kindle with a few friends from her primary school' and they was going to get the chance to meet her new, current friends. She was looking to have a great day with plenty of family and friends. Shortly, after Amariyah had finishing getting ready, people slowly started to arrive bringing gifts and wishing her a happy belated birthday. Although Amariyah was happy about her party, she was also very frustrated and annoyed that she had to share her special day with her littlest brother Kyreese and she knew it was going to stay this way for many years after this.

"Amariyah, Lauren's here", Alayna, Amariyah's aunty called. "Oh my gosh yes!" Amariyah rapidly ran down the stairs to greet her old friend. It had been about two years, since the last time Amariyah had seen Lauren, so excitement was an understatement. "Hey girly", Lauren squeled greeting her friend with a hug. "Happy birthday by the way". "Awwww thank you, and thank you for coming it means a lot honestly." The next person to show up was Marria, Amamriya's recent friend who she had recently gotten closer with. After that it was two more of her primary school friends, Alisha and Bereau. Last but not least, was Ria.

Once everyone had arrived, Amariyah had introduced all of her friends to one another. She was happy that they all was getting along and they even went to the front garden to take group photos. The day carried on with a nice cool breeze, the sun blazing and music blaring for the whole neighbourhood to hear. Whilst Amina was working the bbq, everyone else was chillaxing and making jokes, making each other person burst out into laughter. It was an amazing day/night to remember. Alisha and Bereau, had to leave early unfortunately due to Alisha's dad coming to pick them up. But, that wasn't going to stop Amariyah and the rest of her friends from enjoying the rest of the night they had.

By the time Amariyah and her friends got bored of the games that they were playing, Amina brought this beautiful birthday cake for both Amariyah and Kyreese. Everyone sand happy birthday, causing Amariyah to smile from ear to ear. Amina told her to make a wish and then blow out candles but Amariyah was stuck. She actually didn't know what to wish for. She had a family that cared for her. She had two annoying, yet amazing, little brothers. She had a roof over her head, with food and water. She also had an incredible mother that she knew loved her unconditionally. The only wish that came to mind was for God to watch over her and her family and have a comfortable life so she can pursue her dreams. With that she blew out the candles and everyone clapped and cheered, screaming at the top of their voices on how she turned 13.

Unfortunately, the night was coming to an end and everyone started to gather up their things and get ready to leave. When someone would come to say goodbye, she would hug them and thank them for coming. Stuff like this, made her appreciate her family even more. Amariyah, Amina and Alayna all started to clean up little bits and bobs just so that they didn't have to do a lot in the morning. But in the meanwhile, they all headed upstairs and made their way to their bedrooms to freshen up for bed. Amariyah went into her mothers room to kiss her goodnight and tell her she loves her.