ALLISON’S POV
“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you!”
We gather around, singing for Katy.
Katy, who has been grinning like an absolute maniac since six this morning.
Katy, who and I cannot stress this enough, had her cake planned two weeks ago, her decorations up by yesterday afternoon, and her outfit picked out since last Tuesday. She even texted me at eleven last night to confirm that her candles were the right shade of gold and not yellow.
But that’s the thing about Katy and her birthday. It’s less of a personal milestone and more of a production she’s been executive-producing for months. She once confided in me that she takes it very seriously because she never used to celebrate them as a kid.
Which, honestly, tracks.
Her birthday is today and mine is in three days. W
