Secrets

Secrets

“This is none of your business.” Rena said, “Why are you looking at my mail?”

“I wasn’t looking your mail. I was looking for my mail.”

“Oh…” she grabbed the envelope out of Andrea’s hand, “Sorry…”

“Oh no you don’t! If you want to hide something fine, but you don’t brush off your best friend with a ‘none of your business’. We’re best friends. That makes our lives each other’s business.

“I didn’t mean to insult you!”

“More like hurt… So, what is that?”

“Nothing…”

“Pfttt…. I’m not leaving till I find out what that is, and why you don’t want me to know!”

“It’s nothing! It’s just nothing, it’s a little secret…”

Rena just stood looking daggers at her.

“Fine… it’s an invitation.”

“A secret invitation? To what?”

“Just a birthday party really.”

“And it’s embarrassing? Whose?

Rena sighed, “Yours…”

“No. My birthday isn’t till September.”

“Exactly. It was the only way to surprise you. Your mother wanted to surprise you. She said she tried a bunch of times when you were little and you always found out. So, she decided to have it now, so you would be surprised.”

“That sounds like my mother… but why did she send an invitation to you, she knows I’d see it in the mail.”

“But she also knew you wouldn’t open my mail, see no return address…”

“Can I see it? When is it?” Andrea asked, now sounding excited.”

“I suppose so…” she handed it to Andrea. Andrea opened it.

“This is just a blank piece of paper!” she said, whipping around to face Rena.

Rena was at the opened door, letting everybody in!

“Happy Birthday Andrea!” she and Andrea’s mom yelled, and everyone else chiming in.

“I finally got to surprise you!” Mom yelled, smiling ear to ear!

Andrea threw-up.