Status: Short Story
Birthday Wishes
This short story was submitted for Scarlett Apple's photograph contest - http://www.mibba.com/forums/topic/153188/1/
Richard is ten years old at the end of the month. Big 1 - 0. Double figures! His father always gets him the best stuff for his birthday. But even better than his presents, is the massive chocolate birthday cake he buys him each year. Richard can't wait this time.
But something unexpected has happened this year. Something Richard has never experienced before. There's a death in the family the day before he turns ten, and it's a major one. You could say this ruins Richards whole day, month, year ... Or life.
Richard is ten years old at the end of the month. Big 1 - 0. Double figures! His father always gets him the best stuff for his birthday. But even better than his presents, is the massive chocolate birthday cake he buys him each year. Richard can't wait this time.
But something unexpected has happened this year. Something Richard has never experienced before. There's a death in the family the day before he turns ten, and it's a major one. You could say this ruins Richards whole day, month, year ... Or life.