Birthday

Date: 5/16/2019

It had just turned midnight, and it was officially my roommate’s birthday after the clock rolled over. My other roommates decided that we were going to celebrate just after midnight, which caught me by surprise. I was struggling find the birthday present that I had bought. I was searching under my bed and discovered tiny Tupperware containers full of rancid raw bacon, among other garbage. I threw the trash away and got the present. I then pulled a chair over to where everyone was sitting. It was COMPLETELY dark except for a harsh white glare from my roommate’s desktop computer, which was lighting up all our faces. We were all sitting around in rolling desk chairs, ready to start the process of opening presents and probably eating cake or whatever. The atmosphere was a bit weird though. Then, out of nowhere, my roommate said: “Guys... I just want one thing for my birthday. I want you all to stop hitting people... Please never strike someone again.” Then we all just looked awkwardly at each other.