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"Happy birthday, Sharon ! her parents wished her
bright and ___1___
in the morning. Sharon was twelve today but she was
not excited about her ___2___.
In fact, she wanted to just hole herself up in her
room. Sharon only started to feel this ___3___
since three years ago. This was because today was
not her ___4___
birthday. It was the day that she was ___5___
by her parents. She only ___6___
out about her adoption three years ago. Her parents
finally told her the ___7___
because they felt that she was getting older and
deserved the right to know. However, the agency that
they had adopted her from did not have her birth ___8___.
That was how they ended up deciding that the day of
the adoption would be her new birthday.
Sharon loved her parents. After all, they were
the only parents that she had and they loved her.
However, it saddened her not to know when her real
birthday was. It felt so unreal to celebrate her
adoption day. It seemed strange and it bothered her.
Sharon's parents did ___9___
the change in her. They remembered that when she was
younger, she used to love her birthdays. They did
not know the ___10___
behind this change. It baffled them and they tried
their best to cheer her up.
That day, Sharon's mother had suggested that they
go out to her favorite pizza restaurant for dinner
as a form of ___11___.
Sharon simply smiled and nodded her head. She did
not squeal in excitement like when she was younger.
Her mother tried not to let it bother her but it
did. She was curious as to why her daughter was so
depressed. She decided to have a talk with Sharon to
find out what was bothering her.
That night, the ___12___
family went out for dinner. Sharon was quiet
throughout the car ride to the restaurant. She
agreed to whatever food her parents had ordered. The
conversation was rather awkward. Finally, her mother
sighed and asked her what was ___13___.
At first, Sharon denied anything being wrong. After
much probing from her parents, she finally spilt the ___14___.
Her parents listened quietly and intently. they were
astounded that this matter affected her so much.
Over the ___15___,
as Sharon grew older, she gradually forgot about
this matter. She knew that her parents loved her and
tht was the most important thing. |
