Prologue Part 2

~ At Lily's place ~

As I and my parents step out, they greet Lily's parents, me to greet Lily.

''You look lovely, Dia'' My best friend says

''Thank you, you look a little bit less lovely, Lily'' I say with no remorse even when I see the fake hurt puppy look

''Oh? Maybe I shouldn't give you this birthday gift then?''

''What? Sorry, but you will give it, as it is my birthday present and just like everybody knows, birthdays are the most important card in every situation, you literally have no other choice''

''Right, right, of course, princess, you are correct, so here it is''

And just as she says that I feel her sweet lips on mine, best birthday present ever, I think. Wish it could've lasted a tad bit longer. but my parents are coming back from their talk with Lily's parents about her safety and whatever it is that parents talk about.

''So how'd you like your present?''

''Hmm... 9/10 IGN, would play again''

''Only 9? What do I need to do? Release a DLC or something to get a 10?''

''Perhaps''

''Oh yeah? And what is that DLC?''

''A few more minutes of the runtime of course''

''Of course, but sorry, for the rude reviews about the beta, that's all you're gonna get''

''Seriously? Because I said that you're less lovely? I ain't going to get a longer kiss?''

''Yep'' She says and pops the P

''Jesus Christ, that is evil''

She just laughs and goes sit in the back seat, I am just surrounded by rude people today. Wait no, that's every day. Forgot birthdays don't actually change anything, it's just a basic day with a few more words thrown around and a present or an activity that could be done just as same as any other day, damn me and my brain for thinking anything else of it, even if just for a second.

''Hey Princess, you're coming or what? Because we don't mind using your birthday present without you, ain't going to pass that up'' My dad says with the most straight face possible, and by the look of Lily and my mom, they don't mind at all about what he just said.

Wow.

''Yeah, yeah'' I grumble as I sit back in the car

You're going to do that? Well then, let me pull my secret weapon on y'all rude people.

''Are we there yet?''

''Bloody hell'' All three of them say at the same time

Works every time, the best weapon thought of in the history of mankind in my opinion.

After we stopped, I could finally take off my blindfold, why that was needed is beyond me, for suspense, I guess, but just by driving the way here, I could already guess where and what my birthday gift is, but blindfolding the people you're 'surprising' is a thing, one word, WHY? There's so much wrong with that, accidents are a thing, not to mention all unethical reasons, like how you deprive your loved one's senses for something that they would see any way just for a cheap gimmick that can end in so many bad ways, oh, and keep it in the bed.

So anyway, we are here at Rivington's Go Ape! where you can live a few hours of your life being a Tarzan or something, climbing and zip-lining around, pretty cool, I actually think I am going to enjoy it, but still just because I knew where we were already going, seeing as I wasn't wearing the blindfold the whole way and because they got so miffed about me taking revenge on them for being rude, they ignored me all the way to the place by playing loud music so nobody could hear each other on purpose, I am going to be as stone-faced as possible when they say happy birthday together

''Okay let's go, Diana, we got no time to waste'' My dad says

''Huh?'' Where is my happy birthday

''What is it?'' My mom says as everybody continues walking.

''Uhm...Nothing'' I say as I follow them.

What is happening? Is this not the present? But it has to be, we are literally inside the building where people get the equipment... Okay, now I am just turning dim because I ain't gotta clue on what's going on.

So after getting the equipment for obvious safety reasons, we all start climbing and going through most of the things around the outdoor place to not miss any of the activities, we are having a lot of fun, we talk a bunch, eat some things they sell here, buy souvenirs, but I am still flabbergasted about not getting a happy birthday from my parents, yes I know, that I said that the day is not that special, but it still weird for them not to say it, every single other birthday it'd be either when I get woken up forcefully so they could scream it in my face or when they give the gift or take me to the place, so I am actually getting quite annoyed while trying not to show it

''Hey Dia, well, look here, we saved the best for last, the 200 meters zip line through the Rivington Reservoir, this is going to be great, and you're going to go last, and hey you might get a free DLC after you come''

Lily remarks before springing on her zip line thingamajig and starting her epic Tarzan journey without vines, and her promise did give me back some of my cheeriness

''Princess, my time has come, avenge me'' My dad jokes dramatically while my mom pushes him into the unknown, ha, nice, Frozen reference in my own mind, can't believe I watched that rubbish movie more than thrice...the things I do for Elsa.

''Oh no, the Princess is going to avenge the Fallen King'' My mom also plays along with my dad, while waiting for me to push her.

''You are too weak Evil Witch and now you're going to fall by the hand of your Queen'' I say as best as I can while pushing her a little, making my mom start going over the reservoir.

While I am getting ready for my turn and zip lining over myself, I am still thinking about how I haven't gotten a happy birthday when this is literally the last activity before we go home, something's dodgy is going on and I don't like it. This made me lose interest and break my view away from the reservoir and left me in my brain. Until I heard a tearing sound and suddenly I am falling

''Wha-''

That is all I manage to say before I hit the water hard at a weird angle which makes my arms go numb, as I start to panic and start to try and move my arms so I could get above water, but I realize that I barely can move one of my arms while the other one just doesn't move, by now I am starting to lose air and my need to breathe is increasing and my panic is reaching all time heights, even if somehow magically my arms started working, I am pretty sure I couldn't reach above water fast enough to take in air, as that thought passes through my brain, I am forced to open my mouth and breath, but, all I get is water and more water going to my lungs which makes me scratch myself at my throat and chest from the pain that I am receiving and the immediate need to cough, which only makes more water to pass through and at this point my brain is starting to shut down and the pain turns numb and my last thoughts are, I love you Mom, Dad, and Lily. And it all turns black.

And just as that happens she is taken out of the water by the staff that's all around the water, so no accidents like these could happen, most of the security is around the middle point a lot in-between, but barely any at the endpoint and the start point, which is what happened, her equipment failed at the 22 meters point, and her family and Lily watched as you plummeted into the dark water without floating back up, which made your dad jump into the water from the endpoint and as Lily tried to do the same. she got stopped by the staff that's there, as boats drive to the place you fell in and 'life guards' jump in to try and search for you and reach you so you could be saved, it takes longer than anybody would find survivable, your mom's eyes by now are leaking tears and Lily is still thrasing in the staff's arms to try and jump into the water while her screams turn hollow with tears drying, but it all stops when they see your dad and the security rise up into the boat while dad is holding your lifeless pale body in his arms with tears mixed in his wet body, the security takes your body away from your dad and tries to save you by giving you CPR and pumping your chest a bunch of times, but it just doesn't work and the last thing that can be heard as the security says that you're dead is the piercing scream of your dad that's heard all the way back at the start of the 200m journey, which makes your mom faint and Lily to fall on her knees with a blank stare.

And you died without getting another sweet little kiss from your best friend. Without ever knowing what was the actual birthday present, which was the test results about your new baby sister. And last, of all, you perished without getting to hear the only words you wanted to hear all of that day your parents saying.

'Happy birthday'

~ End of Prologue part 2 ~