Chapter 27 MY HUSBAND IS HERE

Lost in my thoughts, I open the cake box, it’s quite a large cake, all white with a line written on it, “Happy Birthday,” I should have told Ron Cyril’s name… So stupid, I facepalm myself and hear the doorbell ring.

DING… DONG… DING… DONG…

I don’t pay attention to the door after all there are many people who could look out, I start putting the candles one by one, a total of 11 candles. Then, I start lighting it up.

All done, holding the cake I walk towards the living room with a huge smile on my face and as I step into the living room I start singing loudly.

“Happy Birthday To You,

Happy Birthday To You,

Happy Birthday, Dear Cyril,

Happy Birthday To You.”

I look up and my smile freezes and so do my limbs. There is an increment of one person, that is my husband, Andrew.

“Andrew…” I gasp and my mother quickly takes the cake from my hand. “Your husband is here, Tess, you should accompany him now.”