A Birthday Wish, A Short Story

by Dana Burnett

Overview

There it was, my birthday cake, a two-layer dream leaning ever so slightly to the left with seven pink candles sitting in a mass of swirled icing. I leaned over the candles, closed my eyes and pictured being the only child. I imagined a life that did not have hand-me-downs or someone waiting to report my every naughty deed. I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, wished with all of my might, and blew the candles out. I heard the applause and smelled the smoke. I knew it was over and I was afraid to open my eyes. My sisters were gone. I could feel it.

A picture from that moment shows me in my white Sunday dress with a grass stain down the side, my hair ribbon askew, and my face glowing over the candles. It was the last time that I was really happy. It was the last time that I believed I could change my life just by only wishing for it to be different.

This and other stories are available in Ghost Country: A Novel

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016795201
Publisher:	Dana Burnett
Publication date:	06/07/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	29 KB

About the Author

Dana Michelle Burnett spent most of her life writing short stories and sharing them with family and friends. Over the years, her work was published in numerous commercial and literary magazines including Just Labs, Mindprints: A Literary Journal, Foliate Oak, and many more. Her short story John Lennon and the Chicken Holocaust was include in The Best of Foliate Oak 2006.

Dana Michelle's Spiritus Series introduced the idea of a ghostly romance and became a Kindle bestselling series. She's an avid reader of anything dark and romantic. Dana Michelle lives in Southern Indiana with her dancing diva daughter and an assortment of pets.