Birthday Surprise

 Birthday Surprise

Today is my birthday and there is no single message on whatsapp and facebook wishing me. Everything is normal for others like other days. Family members wished me but not a single friend wished me. It's always like this. Some mistake my birthday for others and some need a reminder from me to wish. How could anyone have such a birthday. I don’t care about surprise parties nor any valuable gifts from them. I just care about their feelings for me. Getting wishes , gifts and throwing parties is what normal people experience and do on their birthday. But I have in my twenty one years old life never experienced any of them. Throwing expensive parties is not something my family can afford. My friends throw expensive parties. I can't even afford to buy gifts for them. I just wish them. At first they invited me to their parties but slowly and slowly they just didn't invite me. That makes me feel unwanted. I wish them on every social media making my best effort in it. Still on my birthday I am left alone. Surprise party arranged for me by my friend is something far ahead. When I first started to get no wishes I too thought they were planning a surprise party but it ended crying the whole night. No one wishes such  a birthday but I have this faith only. Celebrating my birthday all alone. First I tried to grab attention for my birthday wishes but eventually I realized they don’t want to wish me. I am just nothing to them not even special to them on my birthday. My bestie says what you do for others is what you get. But I never. I know I am not so modern so they don’t wish me but trust me I try hard to be as perfect for others' birthdays. I just suggest everyone wishing someone on their birthday can make someone's day. Many go into depression if they feel they are unwanted in the society. Please don’t treat anyone like this knowingly.

by R Choudhury