It’s my Birthday

Time moved like a superfast train, it's been a month since I started my calligraphy classes and flower garland making along with my granny.

One day to go, for my birthday. Granny told me that there is a special surprise for me on this 17th birthday.

"How old we grow, our birthday will always be a special day in our life"

"I personally feel every birthday states, the goals I reached, and the new things I learned. It's a celebration of my achievement in the past year. It is also the beginning of new possibilities to learn and challenges to face."

"I am in my friend Rooni's room in her house. Rooni's family are origins from India and is settled here in Honk Kong for the purpose of Business. Her father is an authoritarian like my granny. Nobody in this house goes against his wish. Her mom is so kind and warm, she always serves me Indian cuisine whenever I come here. Thought they taste delicious I can't afford to eat much as I am not habituated to such food."

"The culture of this house and the design of this house is totally in contrast to my house. My house looks like a traditional Chinese villa and this house is designed in traditional Indian style with a modern touch."

"Though our cultures, traditions, and design of our houses are different we are like-minded. She has a brother Ronish, he is elder to us and he is in High School studying Architecture. He is into architecture because the business we own in partnership is a Construction & Infrastructure company.

SS Infra & Design. Our company is one of the top construction companies in Hong Kong."

"I want to pick Architecture as my Major in my high school, from childhood I have this fascination to become an architect. My mama always says that when I was a kid around 5 years I used to make designs of my room, how it should look like and show them to my Baba, he made improvisations to my raw designs and made my room, which is I am living now"

I was in all these thoughts when Rooni wakes me up throwing a pillow on my face.

"What...? I screamed

"Come let's go to tennis class," she said, walked out of the room and I followed her.

When we were walking to the tennis court which is at a walkable distance from our houses, in our residential layout.

Rooni asked me "Fang, I want to ask you something"

"Yes please go ahead" I replied

"Are you in any kind of crisis or any problem? You look so dull and miserable for many days, you can share with me, and I promise that I will not share with anyone."

"Hey Rooni, don't say that you are my Best friend," I said and with a sigh, I continued to say

"I am getting a weird dream every day since the night of our last examination"

"What is that?"

"In an unknown place and among unknown people I am getting married."

"You know what is weird I am getting married the ugliest man and I am happy that I am getting married."

"I would not have worried much if I saw the dream only once but it is repeatedly playing every day," I said feeling a bit of nervousness

"Don't worry Fang, there is a saying that the dreams which you remember after waking up will not come true so don't worry, everything will be alright" she said with a gentle smile which relieved my anxiety to some extent.

"Tomorrow is your birthday, you should be happy birthday girl" saying this Rooni tickled me to cheer up my mood.

After our conversation, we attended the tennis class and dispersed to our homes.

Later that evening at 8 pm during the dinner, Baba informed us that he is going on a business tour tomorrow for a week. Mama and Baba went to their room to pack the luggage. I and Granny we both settled ourselves on the couch.

I want to tell granny about my dream but I am hesitant to start the conversation I asked granny

"Granny, Do dreams come true?"

She looked at me in a weird way and replied "Where did this come from out of blues?"

"Just tell me, granny, please, please . . . . ." I pleaded to wriggle her

"Ok ok ok ok ok I will, stop wriggling me first," she said and started saying

"I am not stating any statement, I am saying this from what I read and what I heard, Dreams are just scenes we see when we sleep, which we subconscious think about and we just forget some things we see but brain registers it somewhere subconsciously."

"When we sleep brain refreshes and get relaxed, during this refreshing process we get dreams."

"This is what I know, and coming to your question will dream come true?" I say a big Noooo. I have never experienced it till now." she said and we moved to our rooms bidding each other Goodnight.

That midnight Mama, Baba, and granny surprised me with a cake and gifts. After a few minutes of cheerful moments, they went back to their rooms to sleep.

In no time darkness come over me, my eyes felt heavier and heavier and I finally fell asleep without that dream.