The Magical Land of Birthdays No. 2: The Mystery of the Birthday Basher

The Magical Land of Birthdays No. 2: The Mystery of the Birthday Basher — page 5
Don’t worry about it Paulina said These things happen Besides I’ll have another party next year and I know you’ll be there You can count on it Amirah promised After Amirah hung up the phone Mama came into the living room She could tell right away that something was bothering Amirah What’s going on she asked Oh Mama Amirah said Paulina had a birthday party yesterday and I didn’t show up because I never got the invitation and I know it’s not my fault but I feel terrible about it Mama wrapped her arm around Amirah’s shoulders You didn’t get the invitation she asked That’s so odd The same thing happened to your brother last month Amirah’s shoulders straightened Really she asked Amir was invited to a birthday party but his invitation never came Mama nodded Yes it happened during the week you were at camp she explained He was really disappointed to miss his friend’s birthday party too It’s not just missing the party Amirah tried to explain It’s I feel like I let Paulina down Birthdays are really important They deserve to be celebrated by everybody especially your closest friends But I didn’t even show up for her party Like I didn’t even care Just saying the words out loud made Amirah feel even worse But you do care Mama reminded her I’m sure Paulina knows that You know Amir made a birthday card for his friend and we made a special delivery Oh I’m already on it Amirah assured Mama She may not have known exactly what to say to Paulina on the phone but Amirah had plenty of ideas for how to make it up to her