G.+Narrative+Essay

My tenth birthday was an emotional roller coaster. When I look back on my childhood, the most memorable thing that comes to mind for me is turning ten years old. Especially, I remember thinking about how special it was to finally have my age be a double-digit number.  The morning of my birthday, I remember waking up terrified. The sweet aroma of my birthday cookies weren’t there, no one was making my birthday breakfast, and there were no presents to be found, anywhere! I rushed to my parents’ room, to find them asleep. I did not want to wake them up with my tears, so I held my breath, went into my room, and started crying. It did not take long for my mother to wake up and realize that something was wrong. She came into my room and picked me up.  “What’s wrong?” my mother asked.  “No one loves me!” I screamed at her.  “Why’s that?” she asked with a chuckle.  “You all forgot my birthday.” I told her.  “Oh, I completely forgot about that. I am so sorry! Do you forgive me?” she asked.  I was so sad. I couldn’t believe that my own mother would forget my tenth birthday. Regardless of my disappointment, I forgave her. She gave me a hug and told me that my dad would be taking me to the zoo that afternoon.  Later that day, when my dad and I came back from the zoo, I heard giggling as I started to enter through the front door. When my dad turned on the light, everyone popped up and yelled, “Surprise!” All of my family and friends were there to celebrate my birthday. The room was completely filled with decorations and lights. There was junk food everywhere, a piñata, and a cake with my face on it! Tons of presents were piled on top of each other in a corner. My mom came up to me with a batch of my birthday cookies, gave me one, and sent me to my room to get dressed.  When I entered my room there was one more surprise waiting for me. There on my bed laid a beautiful pink dress with ruffles and big white bows. Along with it came a matching crown and shoes. Soon after I was dressed, my mother came into my room and wished me a happy birthday. She took out a bag and told me to look inside. Inside of it was a heart shaped necklace, with matching earrings and ring. I put them on and went downstairs. I joined my friends and we all started to take swings at the piñata. When we finally started to get frustrated, my dad picked me up and I cracked the piñata open. As soon as we finished picking up the candy, we were called over for birthday cake and ice cream. My dad lit the ten candles and everyone started to sing happy birthday. After we were done with stuffing ourselves with cake, it was time to open presents. It was like walking into a Toys”R”Us store. I was so happy! After everyone left I remember feeling silly for crying that morning. I had never suspected for my parents to throw me a surprise party. I thanked my parents for everything, took my gifts upstairs, and went to sleep.