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>You fucked up. Pretty bad actually.
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>It's been a few days and even though she still talks to you, you know it's a cold, disappointing tone, even though it sounds like her normal voice.
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>You feel like absolute shit. And rightly so.
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>You forgot her birthday.
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>Again.
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>Like, 3 years in a row now.
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>You remember it right up until a few days before, and then something happens that it slips your mind.
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>First it was the vacation you, Aunt Luna, and mom had taken together.
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>To be fair, Luna copped it too for not remembering until you all came back. 5 days after it had passed.
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>Then last year you and the guys went to a midnight game release and ended up staying up all night playing it, and slept all day, waking up in the evening.
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>This time however, you had a part time job, you forgot to take time off on her birthday and ended up doing a double shift.
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>You were dead tired and ending up sleeping most of the next day.
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>So yeah, here you are having one of the most awkward dinners you’ve ever had.
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>Mom only talking to you when it's necessary and with none of her usual pep that she always speaks with.
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>No small talk like she usually does.
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>Even Aunt Luna is laying low, she mouths words to you when mom is in the same room.
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>Usually though, it's just 'good luck'. Before she scurries off somewhere.
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>You try to break the awkwardness by telling her about your day, like you always do.
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>Enthusiastically you retell something funny that happened, and even Luna chuckled at.
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>But not mom. She just nodded her head and answers "Yes, quite interesting."
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>Luna pitches in with something that happened in the staff room, and got a warmer response from mom.
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>Luna shoots a look that says 'I'm trying, but it's not working.'
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>You shoot her a look back that says, 'I know, thanks aunty. I'll keep trying.'
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>After everyone is finished with dinner, you clear the plates and ask if anyone would like some dessert.
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>"Yes, please." Luna answers, "Delicious cake is always the best thing after a stressful day at work."
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>As cringy and as obvious as that sounded, bless aunty for always having your back.
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>Mom always had a cake in the fridge, it was her go-to comfort food.
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>This is sure to be a winner. She'd never refuse cake!
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>"No thank you. I think I shall just have a bath and head to bed." Mom says.
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>"Good night Lulu. Goodnight son."
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>Oh, you're worse off than you thought. She's always called you sunshine, even when introducing you to others.
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>You and Luna watch mom leave the dining room and hear her bedroom door close before Luna snaps her head back at you.
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>Her face plastered with a look that screams. 'Holy shit, you're in deep shit.'
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>Luna whisper-shouts to you with a hand over her mouth.
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>"Anon, the last time I saw her this angry was when I forgot to buy the cake that time."
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>'That time' referred to when Luna was tasked with buying groceries because mom had an important weekend long meeting with the other principals in the state.
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>She came home stressed out, tired and wanting cake and when she realised there was none, she almost lost it.
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>It didn't help that it was past 9 PM and most stores had already closed.
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>You helped Luna bake cookies and make a pancake stacked cake in an attempt to satiate her.
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>Luckily it did, but mom still woke Luna up and made her go to the store and buy a cake right when they opened.
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>That was one of the few times you had seen her eat cake for breakfast.
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>And as soon as she had cake, she stopped being angry. The change was almost instant.
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>Back to the present.
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"I know Aunty. Maybe I should talk to her?"
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>"NO!" She whisper shouts again.
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>"Your mother will NOT accept an apology without some kind of tribute."
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>Which was true, under most circumstances all you usually did was apologise whole-heartedly, hug her and she'd forgive you.
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>On Luna's advice, you decide to leave her be for now. You'll just have to make it up to her.
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>This will require an offering, something big.
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>Better than all the other gifts you've ever given her before.
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>But what?
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>You begin patting your chin thinking.
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>Should you make a cake? Or a gift?
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>As nice as they are, you can do those any time so it's not quite as special.
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>Definitely something that showed her that you really care about her.
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>Your lips start to curl as you think.
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>Then it hits you.
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"Ah!" An idea hits you.
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>Luna shuffles in her seat closer to you, eager to hear your idea.
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"Didn't mom say there was that new restaurant she wanted to try?"
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>Luna thinks for a second but struggles to recall.
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"You know, the one with the stage?"
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>"Anon, you know she doesn't like to sing. How will that appease her?"
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"Don't worry Aunty. I think I have an idea."
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>Luna looks at you worriedly again, but decides to trust you know what you're doing.
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>You worked the last few days and it's finally the weekend.
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>Time to enact Operation:make-mom-happy.
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>You didn't tell mom that you weren't working, she just thinks you're at work still.
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>Luna took mom out to the restaurant using the excuse she heard the ribs were amazing or something.
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>Mom wasn't convinced but when Luna told her it was her treat, she was on board.
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>"Sister, do try to enjoy tonight." Luna says picking up her martini.
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>"I know Lulu." Celestia sighs. "It's just... oh nevermind. Maybe I'm just over-reacting."
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>She slumps onto the table.
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>"Tell me, what's wrong." Luna asks rubbing her back.
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>After a little while Celestia sips her red wine and begins to let loose.
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>"He probably hates me Lulu." She begins to tear up.
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>"Who? Anon?" Lulu asks rubbing her back more.
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>Celestia nods before collapsing onto the table. "I know he forgot my birthday. At first I was angry but now, it's not even about that anymore." She sniffles.
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>"I mean, I realised that it's not about my birthday that I'm upset about."
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>"Then what is it about sister?"
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>"Anon is growing up Lulu." Celestia starts to tear up.
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>"He's growing up and soon he won't need me. Or Us."
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>Luna is also taken aback by the implications, yet still does her best to comfort mom.
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>"Sister, Anon is a good boy. A fine man. We...You have raised him well. I doubt very much he would just abandon us."
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>"I know Lulu, it's just..." Celestia wipes her tears and blows her nose. "I have been dreading this day since he was born. And I even tried to stop it from happening."
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>She takes another drink.
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>"But I can't stop him growing up, and I tried to convince myself that I'd be alright if -WHEN he leaves."
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>She wipes her tears again, before crying.
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>"But I can't handle it!" She starts to cry.
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>The music from the karaoke is just loud enough that no-one can hear mom making a blubbering mess of herself.
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>One song ends and another starts as Luna does all she can to comfort Celestia.
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>After a few minutes of crying, she gets it out of her system and apologises to Luna.
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>The song ends and the restaurant goes dark.
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>Luna and Celestia pay it no mind as they sip their drinks, not paying attention to the manager on the microphone.
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>"Next up we have someone who's never done this before so please give them a big round of applause."
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>Luna and Celestia automatically applause.
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"Thank you.There's a very special woman here tonight."
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>The crowd roars with applause and encouragement.
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"And I honestly don't deserve her, but am thankful everyday of my life to have her."
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>A few 'woo's' echo.
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"I missed her birthday..."
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>Boo's and uh-oh's float through the crowd.
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"But I wanted to tell her I love her and she's everything to me."
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>The crowd swoons with awww's
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"She's always told me she loves my singing, so I apologise if I'm bad." You get a few laughs from the audience, but you don't care.
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"I love her always. She is, of course, my mother!"
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>The light above the table turns on, revealing them to the applause and cheering of the whole restaurant.
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>Confused, mom turns towards the stage and sees you.
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>There you are, wearing the best suit Rarity could make on such short notice, looking your absolute best.
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>Mom looks you in the eyes with her confused and teary eyes.
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>The music starts.
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>The crowd gives you a standing ovation.
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>Your heart is racing like crazy.
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>Other restaurant goers are patting your arms, chest, back as you pass them on the way to the table.
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>You get a few looks from some girls and their mothers like they want you to sing more.
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"Happy Birthday mama. I love you." You say just loud enough for only her to hear when you reach the table.
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>"Of course I love you Sunshine." She says through choked-back tears.
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>She throws her arms around you and pulls you into the most comfortable hug you've ever had.
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>For good measure Luna jumps in too.
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>The whole restaurant erupts into applause that lasts a few minutes.
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>"Please forgi-" She tries to apologise but you stop her.
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"You don't ever need to apologise for being my mom." You embrace her tightly.
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>She kisses your forehead and you bury your head deeper into her chest, like a child who had just been found and didn’t want to ever let go.
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>You all sit down and share a late birthday dinner.
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>You paid for everything of course, and it was like everything was back to normal.
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>Mom laughed and joked, and was back to her usual self.
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>She even guiltily asked if she could try the cake, to which you ordered one of every cake just so she could enjoy them all.
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>You all enjoyed the night chatting and joking that you hadn't even noticed you were the last table there when they started closing up.
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>The manager and staff let it slide this time considering the touching performance you gave.
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>Your family was small, but it was certainly just as big as it needed to be.
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>~Fin
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