It's my sister's birthday

It's my sister's birthday today.

I didn't see her at all last year. 

She does nails. I made an appointment with her. 10:00 am.  I got there, but the text messages from my parents' phones... didn't send to hers. It's like she had her wifi off or wasn't in cell service. 

We waited. And waited. And waited. 

It was two hours of waiting when we decided we would go home. Her teacher had stopped by her house to pick her up, but the lights were off. No one came to the door. She never came!

Sometime later, a text from her: I'm so sorry, I forgot. 

How? 

How could she forget? 

Today, January 16th, is her birthday. We sent her a Happy Birthday text. She didn't respond. At all. 

Maybe she was out? Or she didn't get the text. She often has her phone silenced so it won't be dinging all day. But her birthday? 

My dad reassured me. "We'll invite her to lunch soon." "In a few days she might come up." "Don't worry--she's going to text back, I'm sure." 

I haven't seen her since Christmas 2024. 

I don't know how to end this post, so let's end it right here.