Billy woke up with a smirk. Today was his birthday! He was going to have a lot of fun today. First, he would dress up in a diamond bracelet and a pair of handcuffs. Then, he would run downstairs to see if the solarium was decorated and ready for the party. They had invited ten of his closest friends. When everyone arrived, they would spend two hours playing fun games like tennis and hide and seek. His mom was planning to make plenty of fried chicken and steak for everyone. Billy would try to blow out all sixteen candles on the aqua and beige cake. While the guests were eating their cake, Billy would be opening his gifts. Maybe the first package would contain a Rubik's cube! He hoped it would be a grubby Rubik's cube. His friend Papa had said he would give him a cotton ball, and his fiancée always gave him cool stuff like the bottle of painkillers she gave him last year. Billy could hardly wait!
He glanced out the window and was surprised to see that a snowstorm was on its way. Hopefully, that wouldn't deter anyone from coming. He looked in his closet for his diamond bracelet. It wasn't there. Uh oh. It was still dirty from his day at the badlands area. He would have to wear a set of pink foam curlers instead. He didn't really care, as long as he could still wear his pair of handcuffs.
He waded downstairs and went into the kitchen. It smelled like sauerkraut. His mom was standing there with a cheesecloth in her hand. "Happy Birthday Son!" she said with a crow.
"Hi Mommy!" Billy replied suddenly. "What are you doing?"
"I'm making the fried chicken," she replied. "I decided to make it with extra red cabbage. Hope that's okay with you."
"I guess so," Billy replied haughtily. "Do we have the steak ready?"
"I'm going to wait until twelve o'clock to start that," his mother replied sharply. "It only has to scramble for forty minutes."
"Okay," Billy replied nimbly. "I'm gonna go to the solarium."
"First, young man, you need to have some breakfast. I've got some fried eggs in the skillet for you."
"Can't I just take a peek at the solarium first?" he begged.
"It looks just like it always does," his mother replied. "Remember, I'm depending on you to help with the decorating."
"Oh yeah," Billy responded, as he sat down to his fried eggs. "Let's hang lots of emerald green balloons and cover the pool table and the china cabinet with maroon crepe paper."
"That's fine," said his mother sagely. "The paper plates and napkins have pictures of your favorite Tv star, Celia Finley. Set the table with them, and make sure everyone has a dish cloth."
"Gadzooks," Billy responded. "I'm done, can I get started with the decorating now?"
"I think you inhaled your food," said Mother with a jeer. "Go on, I'll be there in a few minutes."