"Happy twenty-third Birthday Winter and Merry Christmas!" Cheer Winter's friends and family surrounding her with a giant cake in front of her. She is wearing an all white comfy onesie with all her friends matching with a different color.

"You've already opened your Christmas presents, but you do have a birthday gift. It's a surprise that us and your parents have for you in the garage. Speaking of parents, where is Mr. and Mrs. Marston? They can't miss this surprise." Says Kelsey Violet, Winter's best friend wearing the blue onesie matching her hair. Kelsey and Winter had been friends since they were in private school together. They had everything in common including both being tall and slender, both dying their hair every month, and both being filthy rich.

"We can't wait our whole lives for her parents. They're probably at the oil company they own. Speaking of oil, let's go in the garage. Everyone grab an electric scooter! The last one to the garage is a wimpy pants." Kelsey yells as everyone grabs a scooter that matches the color of their onesies.

All five swivel their way down the gold and white halls, dodging all the statues and anything else in the way.

"Come on! You can't let me win just because it's my birthday!"

Winter and Kelsey are side by side doing laps in the wide hallways until they all reach the elevator and wait for the other three people. Her phone rings in her kangaroo pouch to see her mother's face. The zoomed in picture of her gleaming face covers the screen.

"Hello, Winter. Where are you right now?"

"I'm at home with my friends."

"Just wanted to say I love you; your dad and I wish you the best birthday!" She sniffles.

"I love you too. I'll have to call you back, I'm in the middle of a race right now."

"Don't break my statues! I paid half a million dollars on those. Alright. Bye Winter. Hopefully, I'll see you later."

She hangs up leaving her with questions in her mind. Why does her mother question to see her again? Why was she crying? Why didn't her dad say anything to her? The elevator's door open and she forgets everything on her mind. Her only goal is to win this race to the garage. The five people trample their way into the elevator on their scooters and press the garage button by the door.

"Can you all just tell me what you all got me for my birthday?"

"Nope." Eli, another one of her friends, says bluntly.

The door finally opens to reveal the last long white hallway that has an opening to her shiny white garage with a shiny white Mercedes with a red bow and a note on the front hood facing right at them. They all start their engines and roll as fast as they can to the brand new present from the Marstons. Winter reaches the car first and instantly drops her electric scooter to grab the note and hop in the car with the keys already in. The four others find a seat in the topless Mercedes.

She opens and reads the note from her parents.

"Dear my wonderful only daughter Winter. We're sorry we can't see you on your birthday, we had urgent business things to do. We got you the car you always wanted to go with your collection. We even got it in your favorite color. (Thanks to Kelsey for telling us what you wanted.) If you thought this was your last gift you thought wrong. On the back of this letter are directions to the trampoline place we rented out all for you and your friends. We had to do something big for you, we don't know how long we will have each other. Happy birthday and merry Christmas to our fabulous daughter.

From your lovely parents. XOXO "

A big smile reaches ear to ear on Winter's face. "Let's go to Trampoline World! All on me!"

The garage opens and Winter jets out of her gates. Blasting music as she cruises down the city with her four best friends. The weather is a nice warm weather in a onesie. She drives the passage way that her parents gave her. And obviously the longer way to her destination taking as many lefts and right turns as possible.

Her phone rings again. It's a video chat with her mother. Her big curly blonde hair with bangs swivel in the wind at her company. Her dad is watching too in the background.

"Just wanted to say I love you again and that I'm so sorry Winter. We have to do this so we can still have our fortunes and riches. The government found out our secret to how we have money." Her mother says as she looks at the road.

"I love you too." Her dad says.

"I love you mom and dad, but what?"

"Goodbye, Winter." The last words her mother said before a deep gas flows out the air conditioning vents. She and her best friends vision and sanity fade. Winter slows her car down to a complete stop. Her vision blackens completely before she can take her seat-belt off.

Happy twenty-third birthday Winter and Merry Christmas.

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