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@hvbris & @hellfire010 said : birthday
「 birthday : Billy’s birthday is March 29. It often fell during spring break and as a kid, he loved that. Every year, his mom, Lori, would take him and a few friends to the beach. The best birthday gift he ever received was his first surfboard from his mom when he was five.
All that changed when Lori left. His dad never forgot his birthday, but insisted that there’s nothing special about celebrating it. He was no longer allowed to have parties, but sometimes his dad would buy ice cream for after dinner. For the most part, Billy was just happy if he escaped a birthday without getting hit, because the day reminded Neil of Lori.
When the Mayfields came into the picture, Neil would insist on a family dinner out, but it was only so that he could show off what a perfect family man he was. It never had anything to do with Billy.
The first birthday he had when Max was his stepsister, she gifted him macaroni art she made in school. It was something she had worked hard on, but to Billy, it only reminded him that it was another birthday without his mom.
In his anger and resentment, he forced Max to watch while he blew it up with a cherry bomb. She never gave him a gift again.
He grew up, preferring to pretend his birthday didn’t exist. He won’t tell anyone when it is. It’s too painful of a day since he figured it should be the one time his mom would make contact. But she never did. 」














