Chapter 27: Happy Birthday

Ryan walked down the alley, radiantly shining through the bright sunshine as his hands waving with the rhythm of his whistle. His face as bright as the sun shining above, his feet felt like dancing along each step he took. His joy multiplied as Ashton informed him in the early morning that he won’t open the shop today, so the entire afternoon he was free.

A cellphone on his left hand lit up with notification sound when his smile beamed even more. Eyes sparkling, fixed on the screen, he tapped swiftly to reply. He was about to collide on old man but noticed him on time to visit the collision with an apologetic look.

The street was bustling with the crowd in the morning, the flower shop as usual with no apparent customer gracefully laid in the middle of that street while the album store right beside was so crowded people could barely see inside. Perhaps some famous artist was giving out signed copy. He shrugged and walked on his