"...happy birthday dear Izzy, happy birthday to you." The small gathering of people cheered and clapped their hands as poppers went off, sending a confetti of shiny papers onto the office floor. I felt the smile on my face grow bigger as I stared at the fondant figures that sat at the top of the cake, a twenty four. I had turned twenty four years old today and my friends had thrown this surprise party at the office. I felt so glad to be a part of this small family."This is the part of the song where you tell us how old you are, you dumbass." Melissa, my best friend, chuckled lightly.I let out a loud laugh as I went over to drag her into a tight hug. "Thank you for this." I said before turning to the rest of the men and women. "Thank you all so much for this, I really appreciate it.""Come on, you're the best boss we've had in a while. You deserve it." Marvin, Melissa's twin brother, said. He walked over to give me a tight hug too."Thank you, Marv." I chuckled back at him, recipro
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