and blushed as she seemed to
realise the same thing. She was fidgety and looked shy and
embarrassed. The woman standing next to her was only wearing a grey
tracksuit but she looked stunning with her long blonde hair and beautiful smile
with perfect white teeth. It was obvious that they were mother and
daughter.
“You must be Emma,”
the lady said broadening her already perfect smile. “My name is Erin and this
is Katherine.” She said slightly shoving the girl forward.
Katherine blushed again and looked down to her hands.
“Hello Erin.
Katherine, lovely to meet you,” Mum said from behind me. “Come on in.”
I moved out of the
way so Katherine could enter the house. She handed me a little package
and quietly said, “Happy Birthday.”
“Thank you,” I said,
equally quiet, taking the gift from her. It was a small box with pink
wrapping paper and a matching pink bow. Attached to it was a little white
gift card with neat writing that said ‘Happy Birthday Emma’ on it. I
opened it straight away and found a pretty little bracelet. It was silver
with tiny aqua beads. It was really lovely so I put it on immediately.
“It’s not much I’m
afraid, but it’s all we could rustle up on such short notice,” Erin apologised.
“I love it!” I
replied. And I genuinely did.
“Well thank you for
the invite Anna,” Erin said to my mother, “I better get back to unpacking.
I never want to move again, it’s such a nightmare!” She
laughed. Erin has such a beautiful laugh.
“I don’t envy you,”
said Mum. “I’ll bring Katherine back to you when the party finishes.”
“Thanks again.
You have fun girls. Happy Birthday Emma,” Erin said as she turned to
leave.
Mum shut the door and
went back to the kitchen to continue organising the party food. Katherine
and I stood in the entrance hall not knowing what to say to each other.
“How about you put on
some music?” Mum suggested from the kitchen.
As I turned towards
the lounge room Katherine grabbed my arm.
“I am sorry that my
Mum forced me on you, it’s so embarrassing!” she whispered to me.
“I think my Mum was
as much to blame,” I whispered back.
“Mums!” she laughed,
“Who’d have them!”
“Yeah!” I laughed back, as we moved into the lounge room.
“And look what she
made me wear. She has no clue!” Katherine said as she pulled the sides of
her dress out and did a curtsy. “I wanted to wear jeans but she insisted
that I wear this!” She pulled a face of disgust then laughed again and I
joined in. I thought, “Oh thank god! Maybe she is not such a
princess after all!”
“Yeah it is a bit
over the top!” I said and she looked totally offended by my comment and sad
too. “Sorry… Katherine I…”
Her sad face slowly
slipped into a smile then and I realised that she was just kidding.
“Please call me Kat,
only my parents call me Katherine and usually only when I am in trouble,” she
said still grinning at me.
“Call me Em ,” I replied, I always wanted to be called that, “because
nobody ever does.”
We both giggled again
and just like that the ice was broken and a friendship begun. And I
honestly cannot imagine my life without her.
***
I flop on the couch
and flick on the TV. But there is crap all on. I flick from channel
to channel for a few minutes before I turn it off. I have a pile of new
books to read at the moment. I have a habit of stalking my favourite
authors online and reading whatever they recommend. Whether I download
the eBook or buy it from the book store, if they recommend a book, I buy
it. I am an avid reader and always have books waiting in the wings to be
read. But I am re-reading a favourite at the moment. I am glad
there is nothing worth watching on TV, I would prefer to read anyway.
I brush my teeth,
turn off the kitchen light and I climb into bed. I reach for my
book. I have trouble getting comfortable,
realise the same thing. She was fidgety and looked shy and
embarrassed. The woman standing next to her was only wearing a grey
tracksuit but she looked stunning with her long blonde hair and beautiful smile
with perfect white teeth. It was obvious that they were mother and
daughter.
“You must be Emma,”
the lady said broadening her already perfect smile. “My name is Erin and this
is Katherine.” She said slightly shoving the girl forward.
Katherine blushed again and looked down to her hands.
“Hello Erin.
Katherine, lovely to meet you,” Mum said from behind me. “Come on in.”
I moved out of the
way so Katherine could enter the house. She handed me a little package
and quietly said, “Happy Birthday.”
“Thank you,” I said,
equally quiet, taking the gift from her. It was a small box with pink
wrapping paper and a matching pink bow. Attached to it was a little white
gift card with neat writing that said ‘Happy Birthday Emma’ on it. I
opened it straight away and found a pretty little bracelet. It was silver
with tiny aqua beads. It was really lovely so I put it on immediately.
“It’s not much I’m
afraid, but it’s all we could rustle up on such short notice,” Erin apologised.
“I love it!” I
replied. And I genuinely did.
“Well thank you for
the invite Anna,” Erin said to my mother, “I better get back to unpacking.
I never want to move again, it’s such a nightmare!” She
laughed. Erin has such a beautiful laugh.
“I don’t envy you,”
said Mum. “I’ll bring Katherine back to you when the party finishes.”
“Thanks again.
You have fun girls. Happy Birthday Emma,” Erin said as she turned to
leave.
Mum shut the door and
went back to the kitchen to continue organising the party food. Katherine
and I stood in the entrance hall not knowing what to say to each other.
“How about you put on
some music?” Mum suggested from the kitchen.
As I turned towards
the lounge room Katherine grabbed my arm.
“I am sorry that my
Mum forced me on you, it’s so embarrassing!” she whispered to me.
“I think my Mum was
as much to blame,” I whispered back.
“Mums!” she laughed,
“Who’d have them!”
“Yeah!” I laughed back, as we moved into the lounge room.
“And look what she
made me wear. She has no clue!” Katherine said as she pulled the sides of
her dress out and did a curtsy. “I wanted to wear jeans but she insisted
that I wear this!” She pulled a face of disgust then laughed again and I
joined in. I thought, “Oh thank god! Maybe she is not such a
princess after all!”
“Yeah it is a bit
over the top!” I said and she looked totally offended by my comment and sad
too. “Sorry… Katherine I…”
Her sad face slowly
slipped into a smile then and I realised that she was just kidding.
“Please call me Kat,
only my parents call me Katherine and usually only when I am in trouble,” she
said still grinning at me.
“Call me Em ,” I replied, I always wanted to be called that, “because
nobody ever does.”
We both giggled again
and just like that the ice was broken and a friendship begun. And I
honestly cannot imagine my life without her.
***
I flop on the couch
and flick on the TV. But there is crap all on. I flick from channel
to channel for a few minutes before I turn it off. I have a pile of new
books to read at the moment. I have a habit of stalking my favourite
authors online and reading whatever they recommend. Whether I download
the eBook or buy it from the book store, if they recommend a book, I buy
it. I am an avid reader and always have books waiting in the wings to be
read. But I am re-reading a favourite at the moment. I am glad
there is nothing worth watching on TV, I would prefer to read anyway.
I brush my teeth,
turn off the kitchen light and I climb into bed. I reach for my
book. I have trouble getting comfortable,
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