For most kids their birthday is a grand day that their family can't wait to celebrate. Each year parents shower their children in a never ending pile of presents on their birthday. Not for me and my family. My family celebrates birthdays in a small manner, to us they aren't as important. The one birthday every child's family looks forward to is their thirteenth birthday. The kid is finally a teenager and obtains their social status on this day.

    On a child’s thirteenth birthday, they can summon their familiar.Once they have summoned their familiar, their social status is determined for them. A person’s social status is determined by their familiar. If you have a weak familiar then you have a low social status, lower class if you will. A normal familiar? Well then you are middle class. A strong familiar? If you are lucky enough to have a strong familiar then you will be of high social status. A person doesn't choose their familiar, their familiar chooses them. A weak familiar would be something like a dormouse, a rabbit, a hamster or any small herbivorous animal. A "normal" familiar would be something along the lines of a cat, a dog, a horse or any larger domesticated animals. A strong familiar would be an something along the lines of a wolf, a tiger, or any large carnivorous animal.

    My family has been known for having weak familiars, so we don't really look forward to birthdays anymore. Thay have lost hope for any of use to get a stronger familiar. I however have not lost hope. I don't want to be like my family, i work hard everyday, and do everything I can to be above their social status. No matter how hard I try, my family's social status gets held over me no matter how well I am doing. However, tomorrow is my thirteenth birthday, and I can only hope that my familiar will prove everyone wrong about who I am.