**Cassie’s POV**I had been looking forward to my birthday for weeks, planning every little detail of the party in my head. But when the night before the big day finally arrived, I couldn't seem to fall asleep. My mind was racing with excitement, and no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't seem to drift off.The next morning, I woke up feeling groggy and tired. As I stumbled downstairs, my brothers were waiting for me, grinning from ear to ear."Look who finally decided to join us," my older brother Tom said, laughing.I rubbed my bleary eyes and tried to muster up a smile, but my brothers could tell that I was tired."Did you stay up all night reading your birthday cards?" my younger brother Ben asked, giggling.I felt a flush of embarrassment creeps up my neck. I hadn't been able to sleep, and now my brothers were teasing me about it. As the day went on, their teasing only got worse. They would make jokes about my tired eyes or my slow movements, and I started to feel self-consc
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