Coco's Bday ~ Short Story

Hello everybody, time for another story! Keeping this story is a little hard for me, but I think that instead of celebrating her arrival, as she is not with me anymore, I can at least remember her. So please, bear with me.

To put some context, Coco had always pushed her sister and people away, because she feels it is "easier" or something. However, she will send a anonymous gift to her sister Chanel every Xmas and sometimes even for her birthdays. Until one day where Venezia was fed up with it, and talked Coco into writing an email to Chanel. And here are the consequences of that email!

Chapter 17: Bday

The elevator ride up to her apartment felt eternally long. It had been a very long day, and Coco was exhausted. She hadn’t expected the photography and editorial team to crash her photo-shoot with a cake and a surprise gift on her birthday. She had spent hours filming stories for Instagram, sharing it with her followers, taking photos with the team for an editorial note, and finally having lunch together. She was, after all, MOMO’s most known model and she had to keep the game up.

She was used to it, but she was also tired and dreading the time to go back to sleep.

She sighed in relief when the doors finally swung open, arriving at her flat. As expected, Venezia was not home yet either, as the other model also had some appointments and photo sessions to attend to. However, a smile appeared on Coco’s face when she noticed a small note on top of the living table. She dropped her purse on the couch on her way to it, and grabbed the tiny piece of paper. It had some cute bunnies drawn on the front, and her name written on it.

“Happy birthday Coco! I will be back tonight with your presents and, surprise! One of them is edible. Also, the postman arrived just after you went to MOMO, with a package for you. I left it on your bedroom.
PS: The edible thing is not cheesecake. Guess what is it?
V.”

Coco smiled –it was probably going to be a tiramisu cup or tiramisu-flavoured dessert to celebrate. Their tastes agreed on almost every sweet pastry, and that made her happy. Even more, it made it really easy to have a coffee together. She walked back to leave the note on her purse, and then headed onto her bedroom. She couldn’t stop wondering what that package was. Could that a gift from Venezia? She hadn’t ordered any makeup or clothes... it could also be PR gifts, as sometimes happened to be.

When she entered her room, she saw a pretty paper bag with a ribbon and a greetings card attached to it waiting for her on top of her bed. Coco sat down next to it, enchanted and curious about its content. She looked around the outside without opening, until she realized something was off. Her name was written on the card, but it was not V’s handwriting... and she knew who it was. That old-fashioned cursive belonged to Chanel, her sister. Coco left the card and immediately opened the present just to find the prettiest animal print purse she had seen. And it even matched her current outfit!

She read the note thoroughly, holding it with only one hand to keep touching the bag. Without thinking on it, she was worried it may disappear if she left it alone. Coco smiled at every written word, as she repressed the rebellious tears that may damage her mascara. Apparently, her little sister was not mad at her, and had known that every anonymous gift was from her. Coco felt relief filling her body, and she threw herself on the bed, hugging her new bag. It was pretty but, most important, it was from Chanel.

The model would have to seriously thank her roommate for scolding her that day... and help her write that email to restart the relationship with her sister.

And this was all for today! Coco was with me since 2013 up until March 4th of 2019.  And it was a hell of a ride that I wouldn't change for anything. Which one is your oldest doll? How long have you have them?