Nwachuku Deborah @borah

I celebrated my birthday yesterday, and my twin sister's. After church, we went home and I made hot tea and had it with bread.

Later, our elder brother surprised us by sending us 20,000 naira. Our dad added some money, and our younger brother also contributed 20,000 naira. We wanted to use the money to cook a special meal at home. But our dad had a different plan. He insisted that we go out and enjoy the day with him. So, we went to a bar with our parents.

At the bar, we had a delicious meal of goat meat pepper soup and rice. It was so tasty! We had a great time together as a family, laughing and sharing stories. Our dad even sang a happy birthday song for me, and everyone in the bar joined in. I felt so loved and appreciated. We also took lots of photos to capture the memories.

I'm grateful for my family's love and support. They made my birthday special and memorable. I feel blessed to have such a wonderful family who always come together to celebrate special occasions. We don't always get to spend quality time together, but yesterday was an exception. It was a day filled with joy, love, and laughter.

We had a wonderful time at the bar, laughing and chatting. I honestly can't wait to celebrate many more birthdays with them.

I had been looking forward to Saturday all week. I had plans to meet my friends at the park for a picnic and get-together. We had been planning this for weeks, and I was excited to finally relax and have some fun in the sun.

But when I woke up on Saturday morning, my heart sank. The sky was cloudy, and rain was pouring down outside. I tried to stay optimistic, thinking that maybe the rain would clear up by the time we were supposed to meet at the park. But as the morning went on, the rain only got heavier.

I texted my friends to see if we could reschedule for another day, but they were all busy with other plans. I was disappointed, but I thought maybe I could still salvage the day by doing something else I enjoyed. I decided to head to my favorite restaurant, which was indoors and wouldn't be affected by the rain.

But when I got to the restaurant, I found out that it was closed for renovations! I couldn't believe it. I had been looking forward to this day all week, and now everything I had planned was falling apart.

I started to feel really down. I had been so looking forward to a fun day with my friends, and now it was all being ruined by the rain. I decided to just head home and wrap up with a book, hoping that the next day would be sunnier.
It's like the rain has a personal beef with me! But I tried to stay positive, thinking that maybe the rain would bring some new opportunities my way.