You were sitting in your apartment in silence, glancing at your phone every ten seconds to see if anyone texted you happy birthday. You couldn’t believe that everyone forgot— or did they just not care?

Your eyes shot up when you heard the door bell suddenly ring. Not wanting to get your feelings hurt, you expected a mailman, but was pleasantly surprised when you saw Carlos instead— holding a bouquet of flowers and a wrapped gift.

”Happy birthday!” He cheered with a warm grin on his face.