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twenty-five
there weren't any candles. we celebrated with a room full of people who didn't know it was my birthday.
later you whispered 'happy birthday', to which i replied 'thank you.' we mistook being friends for lovers.
in the quiet of the night, you asked me to be your girlfriend, after i prompted you to. you didn't really want to ask, did you?
i'll always remember my twenty-fifth birthday; because i didn't celebrate it for me. i celebrated it for you. silly me. because now, you don't matter anymore.
later you whispered 'happy birthday', to which i replied 'thank you.' we mistook being friends for lovers.
in the quiet of the night, you asked me to be your girlfriend, after i prompted you to. you didn't really want to ask, did you?
i'll always remember my twenty-fifth birthday; because i didn't celebrate it for me. i celebrated it for you. silly me. because now, you don't matter anymore.