Fortunately, it was winter, so I could wear long sleeves.

“Darling, happy birthday!!!” Ruby’s face lit up with a bright smile as she ran towards me.

In the private room, besides Ruby, there were a few familiar high school classmates and Bronx. I had expected it to be just Ruby.

“This is your birthday, and with Noel not here, I had to invite a few people to celebrate with you. Bronx, hurry up and take a picture of me and Amara! We need to capture the event!”

Ruby pulled me in for a photo. When she saw that I was still wearing my mask, she tried to take it off....