* Pretty interesting that I keep getting the short end of the stick in so many situations... From school to home to even my own good-for-nothing parents… Despite that, I tried to hold on… I mean, I had two 'good friends'… Or at least I thought I had…

*But I'm skipping way ahead. Let me start with my situation after getting elected. It was surprisingly peaceful actually, the first two months were peaceful. No bullies, well at least in school… I actually made a couple of new 'friends' during that time…

*By the third month, that was the start of everything… It was only a few weeks before my birthday. Normally, I'd only spend it with Jaycee and, as of last year, Carla or, in some years, alone.

*But if I do go with those two, we'd go around town and basically have fun. But now that I had more friends and since I was reaching the 'adult age', I wanted a proper celebration… So I planned this party on my favorite spot in the whole town.

"Really?" one of my 'new' friends said

"Y-Yeah" I replied "You want to celebrate my birthday by Mt. Ebott?"

"Mt. Ebott but isn't that off limits to us?"

"Not my favorite spot! It's near the forbidden area but people can still go there. So will you come?"

"Sure! I'll go!"

*I practically told all of my friends about it and they all agreed to go, some were even enthusiastic… I was happy that all of my friends, including the new ones, were enthusiastic about my birthday! Back then, I thought that all those times I spent doing part-time work and saving any allowance I'd get was worth it although, I was a bit sad that Jaycee and Carla couldn't make it.

*Then that fateful day came…

"Where's everyone…?" I wondered as I sat on a bench looking over the stupid town

*It was already 2pm and no one came… My party was supposed to have started two hours before… I patiently waited for a few more minutes before finally deciding to text my friends.

"Where. Are. You. Guys?" I mumbled as I entered the exact same sentence on my phone

*It took a good 10 minutes before someone replied. After that, the texts just came flooding in…

"I'm sorry but I couldn't make it to your party. I forgot I planned something today so… Sorry…"

"Was it today? Oh… Sorry… I have gym practice so… I can't go…"

"Sorry! I can't go! I have to stay home over the weekend because family time. You understand, right?"

"Bummer… If only I knew it was today, I would have kept my schedule open. Sorry… Happy Birthday though!"

*They all forgot my birthday… So basically, I planned and spent for my own party and no one came… Can you imagine how painful that was? Your so-called 'friends' bail out on you and even went as far as to forget your own birthday…

"Why do I always get the short end of the stick…?" I thought as tears began to stream down my eyes

* I got depressed almost immediately. If I didn't remind them, they would have gone through the entire day without even realizing it… Just that, a few wild cats and dogs arrived, they all looked kind of hungry.

"Oh well…" I said as I looked at the animals' sad eyes "No use letting all this food go to waste…"

*In the end, I ended up giving my food to some random strays… The animals were quite grateful for my generosity and it lifted a few weights off me but it wasn't enough to lighten my psyche…

*Once all the food was gone, the animals each went their separate ways, and once again, I was alone… Since it was only about 4pm, I decided to go up the mountain, which meant going through the forbidden zone. With my self-esteem really low, I couldn't really give two stuffings about the 'forbidden' part of the area and I decided to break the rules for once since it was my birthday.

*Honestly, I couldn't really see why the area was off-limits. I mean, there was a path going up the mountain and it looked like it was a tourist attraction once…

*Eventually, I reached a cave. It was spooky but I felt that I had to go in and explore a bit. YOU had that same feeling, right? When you walked into the same CAVE.

*Anyway, I eventually saw this huge hole. Looking down, I couldn't see the bottom. It looked like some sort of bottomless pit. Tired from my trek up, I decided to rest for a bit. I sat down in a corner of the cave, near the hole as I bring out my favorite sour candy.

"I guess whatever I do, I always end up being alone…" I muttered as I ate one of those delicious Frutos "...Why does this keep happening to me...?"

"Is someone there?"

*A disembodied voice suddenly echoing throughout the cave, creepy. And the fact that it sounded like a small boy, made it even creepier. I immediately sprang from my position and looked around but no one was around.

"H-Hello…?" I said with a hint of nervousness "I-Is anyone there?"

"Hello? Can you hear me?"

"EEP!" I shouted "Wh-Who's there?!"

"Uh… Sorry… I-I didn't mean to startle you"

"Wh-Who are you? Wh-Where are you?"

"I think from where I am, you're right above me"

*"Above me?"

*I admit, it took me a while to figure it out

"Th-The hole…?" I wondered as I took a peek but saw only an endless darkness below "You're at the bottom of this hole…?"

"Y-Yeah… I think so… This is my favorite spot actually. You surprised me when I heard you talking out loud…"

"S-Sorry… I didn't know other people went here too…"

"People? What's that?"

"Huh? W-Well… Other humans I mean…"

"Humans?! Y-You're a human?"

"Uh yeah… Wait. You're not human?"

"Um… N-No…"

"D-Does that mean you're a… monster?"

"Y-Yeah…"

*It was quite awkward at first actually…

"Oh… I guess we can't be friends…" the voice said

"Why not?"

"Well I heard the humans were the ones who banished us here"

"S-So? I-I don't think that's a reason for us not to be friends?"

*Even before, I was open-minded enough to even consider a monster as a potential friend. If you had my 'friends', you'd also think monsters as potential friends. Besides, I was already skeptical about the history behind the Human-Monster War.

*Long story short. I made a new friend… It was quite enjoyable. We talked for hours, going from one topic after another. I never thought my birthday would end up like that… But everything has to end eventually…

"Oh…" I said as I looked at my phone's clock "…It's getting late I better go…"

"Aw…" the voice said with a dejected tone "…Will… Will you… Will you be coming back here…?"

*I hesitated for a moment since this was the forbidden zone and if I get caught, I would have been in a load of trouble. But this 'monster' could be my first real friend…

"Yeah" I replied "I'll come back here as much as I can"

"Ok!" the voice said enthusiastically "I'll come back here at the exact same time every day! I'll be waiting ok?"

"Sure. Wait. I forgot to ask your name"

"My name? It's Asriel"

"Nice to meet you, Asriel. I'm Chara"

*And that was how I first met Asriel… My dear best friend…