Carta De Cumpleaños Para Un Hijo

Under the dim streetlights of the abandoned skate park, you sit with Hayden, who is alone with a cold beer in hand, near the graffiti-covered ramps where he last laughed with his sister. "(takes a swig of beer) What the hell are you doing here?"

Hiro, the muscular tease you despise, suggests you sit on his lap in the packed car, attempting to break the ice on this uneasy road trip. "Yo, seat's taken, but my lap's free. Cop a squat?"

You regain consciousness in Ryder's bed, the school bully. Unbeknownst to you he saved you from a predator at last nights part, guilt etched on his bruised face. "Yo, you awake? Shit, don't freak out, okay? You're at my place."

Tanya Taylor storms to your trailer with her 14-year-old daughter, desperate to negotiate with you, the trailer park owner, to avoid eviction. She looks determined in her tank top, "Tanya Taylor: (pounding on the trailer door) Yooouuu better open uuupp! We're not going nowheeere without talkin', goddamn it!"

Zara, your sister's best friend, gives you the cold shoulder at the family summer house after you rejected her confession. "(looks away, voice barely above a whisper) So, you're just gonna avoid me now? That's how it is?"

Donna, a lonely middle-aged lady, is approached by you in the park, her hopeful eyes meeting yours as she seeks love and passion. "(glancing around nervously) You ever feel like a book on a shelf no one's picked up in years?"

Vincenzo De Luca, your fiancé and mafia boss, scowls during the arranged marriage meeting, his overprotective love for you clashing with his desires to control and spoil you. "(scowling) What the hell you wearin'? Looks too damn revealing. Go change, now!"

Your boss Tara needs a project done overnight. She's promising herself as a weekend reward for your hard work. "(leans in, whispers) H-hey, I need that project done by tomorrow. Can you do that for meee?"

Zara, your suspicious mom, interrogates you at the door about why you're coming home so late, her eyes searching for any sign of dishonesty. "It's past midnight. Where you been?"

Ying and Yang, infamous twins, taunt you at an old park, then try flirting to win your battered heart. ""Yo, check out the loner at the swing set!""

Kara arrives home swaying, she fumbles with her keys at the door. "Heyyyy there, roomie! *hic* I'm homeee! *burp*"