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It is the most Kira thing I’ve ever read. And the last line is clearly Faye.
I sigh and then laugh. Kira’s right, when else would I ever do this? So I put them both on, and wait for Faye to arrive.
Moments later, a text comes through in the Neopolitan group chat, after the flurry of birthday messages this morning.Code red, messages Faye,my car finally has given up from the cold. It’s refusing to start!
Determined not to let anything ruin today, I let Faye know I’ll get the bus. In all honesty, I’m not surprised it’s not starting. The other day it was whining the whole trip.
As I exit my drive and turn right to walk towards school, Ty comes sprinting out of his door. He’s in tracksuit bottoms, Crocs, and a faded Pokemon T-shirt. It’s December, so it is, to say the least, not the most appropriate attire.
‘Selena!’ he calls.
‘Ty?’ I say. ‘What is it?’
‘It’s your birthday,’ he says, pointing at my tiara.
‘Yes?’ I say, bemused.
He pauses, looking abashed. And cold, he’s starting to look very cold. ‘I wanted to say happy birthday,’ he says.
I smile at him. ‘You ran out here in the cold to say that? You have my number now, you know?’
He starts rubbing his arms, hopping from one foot to the other, but still his cheeks turn a little pink. ‘Well, it’s a big deal. And it’s not that cold.’
‘I think you’re changing colour.’
He looks down at his goosebump-covered arms. ‘Come inside,’ he says.
‘What?’ I turn around, look side to side. ‘I need to go to school.’
‘Come on,’ he says, jogging backwards.
I follow him inside.
‘Are your parents here?’ I say as I walk through the front door.
‘Nope, Dad’s gone to work, Mum has a morning meeting with a London client.’
‘Hey, Selena,’ says Daze, appearing from the top of the stairs. He skips down them, holding on to the bannister.
‘What’s up, Daze?’ I say, holding up my hand. He jumps up to high five it.
‘How are you so tall?’ he says.
‘Born that way, I guess.’
‘It’s your birthday,’ he says, pointing at my sash.
‘Here comes Detective Daze,’ I tease.
‘Happy birthday, Selena,’ he replies, so sincerely my heart melts a little bit.
‘Go on, you’ve got to go to school,’ says Ty, shooing Daze to the front door.
‘So does Selena,’ says Daze, as he backs out of the door.
‘Yeah, and she’ll be there soon,’ says Ty. ‘Go annoy your friends at school instead of us.’
