The 25th Birthday

J Rose
J Rose
Nov 3 · 7 min read
The Happiest Memory
The Happiest Memory
Photo by Mink Mingle on Unsplash

“If it is a Tiara, a Cake, a Silk and my Birthday

Then it shall always be with you and all…

The Best of Time would pass on

But this Memory would be

Forever, Evergreen & Beautifully Long …“


The Friendship born in six months during the second half of the second year of my Junior College waited for itself to experience for 6 long years until a day before my 25th Birthday on 20th October 2019. Long lasted this wait seemingly never-ending took its own turmoil on me to almost believe like it didn’t even exist. This never-ending race of Life to survive and to be fit to survive makes you experience everything which might destroy you a lot from the inside. As a prelude to what was happened within the past 3 months of my Birthday the only word to utter remains is “Change”. It wasn’t any less for someone to remind me how much alone and secluded I am already from everything that Life would offer me so joyously and I believed it to be true. To take one decision five years back from now on when I started my Graduation appealing to me to earn before yearn was a tough call that isolated me from the beauties of Life. It was call back then to focus on my studies, to grow and to support growth, to do everything it takes to establish one strong identity no matter what. In this I never paid an otherwise attention to anything but only to my first ever college festival, the only fresher’s party, and an attributing Farewell of Memories which signed itself with the accomplishment of all, but the rule of Life said, “One Step Leads to Another” and out of the box I was, when I learned, towards the beginning of my life as an independent person, about what I truly missed, and this only happened when a friendly greeting from a trespasser reminded me that ‘Life is Beautiful’. It was about this time that these three words made me dive deep into myself and made me believe how much I forgot about Life, being beautiful.

“Shattered with whatever was going on, it was you to offer me your warmest hug which reminded me about the lost, Priorities in Life may change but nothing can change what we feel for each other…”

This was the first time I finally decided to talk with her about what I was actually experiencing. Unexpectedly she became the one who can really be there for me when I need someone. Someone who reminded me that I am falling prey to illusions and reminded me about the reality which indeed was the most graceful call she would have ever taken for all of us. Consecutively it was since past three years, she used to forget my birthday and the rest of my friends were always confused about when is my actual birthday, making it a day before or a day later because I prioritized other things in Life above my wishes and dear she, to be pretending it to be the fourth in a row to continue unless it was her to asynchronously work on it a week ahead and me to believe strongly –

“There are three kinds of friends in this world –

Firstly those who wouldn’t care for your birthday, second who would always remember it on time, because they care

& third who do care for it but they forget it as a matter of their routine…”

So thus she was planning on it a week ahead and excited for this 20 days ahead and above all, she was caring for it, a whole year ahead. All of it to surprise me with the most beautiful gift I would have ever received knowing the time being so bad to me already. She informed me to be at the station at 9:30 am and assumed it to be 10:30 am making it more silly then I assumed. I was scornful at her.

“Today you are late for the second time in a row & believe me the third time I would be turning back”

You see my punctuality pays me more price than it should. This was the time when she didn’t make me feel alone one bit from her home till the station where she finally reached 45 mins late. Having already told of not willing to make any expense for my birthday she was about to be extremely ironic to what she was pretending. To her better nature, she was taking care of every last thing I would really need. With her parcel to be waiting for her at Sony Xperia, we were heading towards the beautiful life in front of me engulfed within these words.

“I saw someone after such a long time…”

To my little knowledge, I was unaware of who she was talking about yet her happiness was expressive. All the while, when she was taking me from one showroom to another, telling me to choose a gift and me refusing to take any, made me nostalgic, concerning the commitments I have so far with the people dear to me also reminding me about how much this Life is beautiful. Shop after shop, a call after call she was organizing everything for me without least letting me doubt her, and I was so emotional that I stopped using my brain entirely. Finally –

“You wait here till I get back…”

I was made to stand nearby the escalator with everything going on unknown to me along with my nostalgia.

“So, you think I shall forget this birthday of yours that easily…You would turn your back, come along but with your eyes closed and shall not open them until I say...”

She thus made me walk blindfolded with a cold touch of hands covering my warm eyes and I immediately recognized,

“Hey! Is it you?”

“No, she is just a friendly delivery girl”, she covered up promptly and I guessed, “She just cannot let anyone else do so”

Perhaps at that moment, she made me walk from the base till the cafeteria and man this was crazy as I was about tip over from the escalator with my insistence to not open up my eyes no matter what.

“Ok ok! Please open your eyes for the stairs” and I was dangerously obedient to not open no matter what. I really made it difficult for her to grab hold of me until I opened up a bit to gain balance.

“This girl ….” She helplessly shook her head and cool hands couldn’t help laughing with a mute.

With a great adventure, I was finally escorted to the site with the whole group waiting for me, and my first glance of officially opened eyes shined with the light of the most adorable smile which was rushing all this while to arrange my birthday cake. Now everything was delightfully clear. It was a surprise, a reunion, a gift from the kind of person only known to the fairy tales making my 25th Birthday this much special and memorable as she did everything she can, to get back all the lost to Life and making me realize that I wasn’t the only one who gave priority to this never-ending this race of life to survive and to be fit to survive, as they all did just the same and were facing challenges on their own paths. She taught me that life is beautiful because we make it so because she really made it so for me.

The first time in all these years I had my formal cake cutting with my dearest friends and they experienced the joy of friendship born way back in 2012, which waited for itself for more than 6 years as we all chose to struggle with the race of Life more than anything else. This was the best throwback I can ever lend to this gorgeous memory which is all beautifully ours. The first-ever perfect meet-up, a revival of old memories, a hope for future even brighter and friendlier with the faith of Life made beautiful once again with a stronger bond of trust.

“How could I ever thank you enough in a zillion miles?

It’s truly you dear for gifting me back my genuine lost smile…”

Gracefully everything was just the same even after such a long time. The salt and pepper teasing each other, you and me caring as always, and she to love my quotes all the same happy; nothing makes me feel stronger than this bond of faith reconnecting us like never before. For who could ever delay his official meeting or travel all the way from a faraway city, or be there for you instantly just at one call…It’s only the real bond to drive you this way especially after six long years. Never the less was every moment so joyous, full of mild rain showers, a lot of memories saved with us, reminding us, of who we truly are as I highly believe that this is the real blend to add if it is your status which I did for the first time ever to entirely make it count.

“The Gift of Words here is partially fulfilled…

To make it Complete, I hereby wish to begin…”

So on the account and inspiration of my dearest friends from Junior College, I shall begin with my first ever attempt, to begin with, my very own blog…On the momentous occasion of Diwali 2019, I wish happiness, prosperity, and a feast of Words fulfilling the hearts…

Thank you, dear all to be this Special…

J Rose

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