A Memorable Experience

--written by Novita Trirahayu @ Tampines--

Sunday morning, I felt really lazy to wake up.

I flopped over in bad and frowned slightly, from somewhere in the house come the sound of running water, I gave up to get back in to my dream then I heard my sir already went in to toilet. He was really toilet king, he could spent more than an hour inside the toilet reading newspaper.

I just don't bother about him, I get back to sleep but I couldn't do that because I have to do my house work.

I looked at my table clock told me it was still before 6, stretching full length, I tried to get up and I opened the curtains, than saw the sunlight. I was glad it was a sunny day.

A person's birthday should be on a sunny day.

I went to take shower and quickly did house work. I have to finish everything before everyone in the family wakes up.

After finished my work I went downstair to check at the letter box, hopefully I would have some letter or maybe birthday card from my family and friends.

I was surprised and disapointed, it was nothing inside the letter box. I thought everybody had forgotten my birthday, with a glum face I went back home empty handed.

It was already late, past 10 o'clock but my sir and madam haven't come back home yet, I brought the children to the badroom then asked them to have early night because tommorow they have school. I was waiting for my employer to come back so I could have a rest in my own room.

Almost 11 o'clock I heared the door opened, that's means my employer already home. After I said good night to them I went to my room, I've just began to lay down my back on to my bad and ready to sleep, suddenly I heared someone knocked on my door and I heared a very gentle voice, I knew that's Clarea's voice she asked me carried her to her room. I came out carried her in my arm and walked slowly to the room. It was dark outside the living room so I tried to switch the light on, after the light was on I saw a birthday cake [manggo cake was my favorite cake] on the dinning table, and everybody were there my sir, madam, Ivan, Cheryl, and Clara who still in my arm. Cheryl ran in to the piano. She stuck a loud chord on the piano and everybody broke a loud chorus of "Happy Birthday", enthusiastic clapping followed the singing.

I put Clara down and stared at the cake. I was too shy to look at them, after blowing out the candle's I still couldn't speak.

This had started out to be such a lonely birthday, but had ended as teh nicest one I could remember.

I thought that nobody remembered my birthday but my employer and the family gave me such a memorable birthday celebration. I only could say thank you and hugged them. When my madam asked me, what was my wish on my birthday? I did not say a word but deep in my heart, I wish GOD would repay their kindness Amin.