“Kaleb, wait.” I called after him, running as fast as my high heels could take me. I almost make it to him as well before the lights dim and the loud singing of ‘Happy Birthday’ starts.
A hand takes mine and I look up to find my mother smiling down at me excitedly, pointing towards the center of the ballroom, right under the dome top where a massive multi tier cake is wheeled. The cake is a triumph of creation, standing tall and towering over everyone, even higher than the champagne tower that Kat demands to have every event.
“It’s time to blow your cake.” My mother whispered, hand tightly on mine.
“Is that marshmallow icing?” I shout loudly in excitement. The people surrounding the cake laugh along with my silliness.
With my short attention span that was comparable to a two month o
