Short Story

The birthday presence

It is Saturday afternoon when Eliza invited her friends for her birthday celebration which will be held on their house on the following day. She called her best friend Tricia to invite, but unfortunately, Tricia wasn’t there. So she decided to call her again later. Eliza went to the mall alone to buy a new dress and a new pair of shoes which will she use on Sunday night, her birthday. While walking, she saw a very beautiful pare of shoes. She really wants to buy that shoes but when she walked in the store and look for her size the saleslady told her tat the shoes was already sold to another lady. She stepped out the store sad. She goes around the mall, thinking that she might find another pair of the shoes she wants. But Eliza went home lonely, because she did not find another shoe which is exactly the same shoes she saw in the store. Little did she know, her friend Tricia is the one who bought the shoes she want. Little did she know that it’s Tricia’s birthday presence for her. Eliza still thinks where she could buy a shoe like what she saw on the mall. She looks at her new dress but doesn’t make her really happy. She feels that she is like a princess wearing a new dress and yet she’s wearing a very simple shoe which will not match on her dress. She already forgot to call Tricia to invite.

While Tricia is wrapping her very special gift to her best friend Eliza, she decided to write a letter for her best friend. The letter goes like this:

Hi, friend!

It’s your birthday again! Another new chapter in your life. It’s a gift from God. You should always take care of yourself. Don’t worry friend I will always be beside you, watching you in every step you take and every decision you’ll make. I’ll always send you an angel to guide you always. By the way inside the box in my birthday presence, I know you will definitely like it. I hope you’ll keep it as you have treasured our friendship. Till here friend… once more happy birthday…

Always be happy..

P.S.
I will miss you so much
Friend…

Love,
Tricia

Tricia put her birthday presence in to the paper bag together with her letter. She waits Eliza to call till midnight but the telephone never ring until she fall asleep. The sun had rise, and its Eliza’s birthday. Everyone is busy preparing foods, cleaning the house and setting the place. They put pink balloons and white roses around the house. Everything seems so perfect. Eliza almost forget about the shoes, she was very excited to celebrate her birthday with her friends, relatives, family and her best friend, Tricia.

Eliza called in Tricia’s house, Tricia is not feeling well but she tried to hide it to Eliza as much as she could. Tricia promises Eliza that she will be there at exactly 8:00 pm.

The most unforgettable and awaited night had come, all Eliza’s friend are already there except for one her best friend Tricia. Without Tricia, the party started. At exactly 8:00 pm, the gift of Tricia was given to Eliza. She is wondering where is Tricia then she received a text message. When she opened it, it was Tricia’s text message, saying “happy birthday Eliza, open the gift! As I promise you “I will be there”.. When you wear those things inside the box you will already feel that im with you.

When Eliza opened the box, she was surprise to see that it was the same shoes she wished to have. She was very happy for having those pair of shoes. Then after the party, she decided to call Tricia to thank for her wonderful gift. While she’s talking on the phone, her tears begin to fall down. It was Tricia’s mother saying that Tricia is gone. Without Eliza’s knowledge, Tricia was suffering from Leukemia, 3 years ago.

Eliza was shock and was crying until she saw Tricia’s letter. She read it and thinks that trivia wants her to be happy as she is now.

Then Eliza just said to herself “I’ve got the best birthday presence in my life yet I lost my precious friend, Tricia.”